12 Hong Kong people have been “sent to China” for more than four months and finally got a result. The Yantian Court in Shenzhen on Wednesday (30) pronounced a public verdict on the case of Deng Kai-ran and 10 others who organized and crossed the border, with the more serious offenders Deng Kai-ran and Qiao Yingyu sentenced to three and two years in prison respectively, while the rest, Li Yuxuan, were sentenced to seven months in prison. The other two were underage at the time of the crime Liao Ziwen and Huang Linfu, the authorities decided not to prosecute, the same morning by the Shenzhen police handed over to the Hong Kong police, and then will be involved in the case in Hong Kong to court. The police held a press conference revealed that the two will be allowed to call their families. There are mainland lawyers and this station informed that the sentence will be deducted from the detention time, it is expected that the fastest Li Yuxuan and other eight people will be released in March 2021.
12 Hong Kong youths involved in absconding from Taiwan during the interception of mainland public security, secretly detained for more than four months, Monday (28) in Shenzhen Yantian Court trial, the family can finally know the results of the sentencing before the New Year.
The official website of the Shenzhen Yantian Court announced at around 11 a.m. on Wednesday (30) that Deng Kaiyan, who was involved in organizing others to cross the border, was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 20,000 yuan (or about $3,066), while Qiao Yingyu, who was charged with the same crime, was sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of 15,000 yuan (or about $2,300). Zheng Zihao, Yan Wenqian, Zhang Mingyu, Zhang Junfu, Huang Weiran, Li Zixian, Li Yuxuan and Guo Zilin, who were involved in the border-crossing charge, were each sentenced to seven months in prison and fined 10,000 yuan (or about US$1,532). The court also revealed that in addition to Hong Kong and Shenzhen deputies to the National People’s Congress, members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and journalists, as in the previous trial, unknown “family members” of the defendants were present at the public sentencing of the case.
Mainland lawyers: Deng Kai Ran and Qiao Yingyu sentenced too heavy
The lawyer commissioned by the family, who did not want to be named, told the station that the overall sentence would be reduced by the time of detention. According to the sentence projection, Zheng Zihao, Yan Wenqian, Zhang Mingyu, Zhang Junfu, Huang Weiran, Li Zixian, Li Yuxuan and Guo Zilin will be released on March 24, 2021 at the earliest. As for where the 10 will be imprisoned, it is not clear yet.
The lawyer believes that the sentences of Deng Kai Ran and Qiao Yingyu are too harsh, because if they were merely buying a boat or driving a boat in a group, they would not be guilty of organizing a border crossing.
Yantian District People’s Procuratorate in Shenzhen announced that the decision not to prosecute for the crime of border-crossing was made against Huang Linfu, who voluntarily pleaded guilty to the crime and Liao Ziwen, who was underage at the time of the crime.
Liao Ziwen and Huang Linfu were transferred to Hong Kong on the same day without charge.
Hong Kong police met with reporters at 12:00 noon on the same day to receive “two suspects returned by the mainland law enforcement agencies” matters. Acting Chief Superintendent of Commercial Crime Bureau Zheng Liqi said that the two suspects Liao Ziwen and Huang Linfu, Wednesday morning about 11:00 by the Shenzhen police in Shenzhen Bay Port to the Hong Kong police, and then to the Tin Shui Wai Police Station, stressed that the procedures for the transfer of suspects between Hong Kong and China, is a consistent practice.
Zheng Liqi said: they are referred by the mainland law enforcement agencies to the Hong Kong police, which is an arrangement after we communicate with the mainland authorities. These two people in the Mainland to commit crimes in the Mainland, the need to face the internal organs of the judicial process, and the two are wanted criminals, so the Mainland to complete the judicial process, after administrative measures, handed over to the Hong Kong police to deal with, this is a consistent practice.
The police will first investigate the two today, tomorrow morning two cases referred to the court, because of the epidemic, the two may be in the Correctional Services Department to accept 14 days of mandatory isolation. As for the isolation site, pending tomorrow will be submitted to the court after the decision, the two are currently in Tin Shui Wai Police Station, can call their families. Police said that the two families have the right to visit.
Hong Kong police: do not rule out the addition of criminal charges
Two people completed isolation, the need to face the criminal offences in Hong Kong trial. Zheng Liqi said, as the two absconded on bail, absent from the hearing, to hear the views of the Department of Justice, will not rule out the addition of charges.
Police said Liao Ziwen (now 18) is suspected of conspiracy to commit arson, originally scheduled for trial in the District Court in June this year. The case is now rescheduled for re-trial in January 2021. Huang Linfu (now 17) is suspected of attempted arson and possession of an offensive weapon. As for the crimes of the remaining 10 people, the police said they will continue to investigate and follow up, including the investigation of criminal acts involving smuggling syndicates.
A few days ago, the 10 people on trial, the Shenzhen Yantian Court said “to be sentenced at a later date”, the family criticized the lack of means to attend the court, that the mainland official claim that there are family members to attend the trial is not consistent with the facts, the authorities are secret trials, the judicial process is not fair and unjust. The European Union later expressed concern about the incident, saying that the trial was not open to the public, diplomatic representatives and family members of various countries could not listen to the trial, and the defendants could not choose to represent their lawyers, calling on the Chinese authorities to ensure procedural justice and due process of law, and immediately release the 12 people.
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