Shocking: Judge in Stand News Case Admits Ruling Lacks Clear Legal Basis
In a stunning development, Judge Kwok Wai-kin has not only reversed his previous ruling in the Stand News case but also admitted that this new decision lacks a clear legal foundation.
Key points:
• Judge Kwok broadened the definition of sedition
• He acknowledged the new definition isn't based on existing law, but aims to "effectively safeguard national security"
• Criminal intent expanded from "intentional incitement" to include "disregarding consequences of incitement"
What does this mean?
• Journalists may face imprisonment based on rulings without clear legal basis
• Serious questions raised about Hong Kong's rule of law and judicial independence
• Unprecedented threat to press freedom and freedom of expression
This ruling not only affects the Stand News case but could have far-reaching implications for Hong Kong's entire journalism industry and legal system.
#HongKongLegalCrisis #StandNewsCase
In a stunning development, Judge Kwok Wai-kin has not only reversed his previous ruling in the Stand News case but also admitted that this new decision lacks a clear legal foundation.
Key points:
• Judge Kwok broadened the definition of sedition
• He acknowledged the new definition isn't based on existing law, but aims to "effectively safeguard national security"
• Criminal intent expanded from "intentional incitement" to include "disregarding consequences of incitement"
What does this mean?
• Journalists may face imprisonment based on rulings without clear legal basis
• Serious questions raised about Hong Kong's rule of law and judicial independence
• Unprecedented threat to press freedom and freedom of expression
This ruling not only affects the Stand News case but could have far-reaching implications for Hong Kong's entire journalism industry and legal system.
#HongKongLegalCrisis #StandNewsCase
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【831】黑衣青年持花向太子站鞠躬 被帶入警署
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晚上，一名穿黑衣的青年手持向日葵向太子站鞠躬，隨即被帶入警署，他被帶走前向《獨媒》稱，「起碼我無忘記，喺度嘅人都無忘記，警方都無忘記」，又稱選擇向日葵是寓意要記住當時因為事件而受傷的人，也是要查清真相。
影片：https://bit.ly/3Mr54Lp
https://bit.ly/3yYQtE2
晚上，一名穿黑衣的青年手持向日葵向太子站鞠躬，隨即被帶入警署，他被帶走前向《獨媒》稱，「起碼我無忘記，喺度嘅人都無忘記，警方都無忘記」，又稱選擇向日葵是寓意要記住當時因為事件而受傷的人，也是要查清真相。
影片：https://bit.ly/3Mr54Lp
Silencing Memory in Hong Kong
A young man bows at Prince Edward MTR, holding a sunflower to remember 8.31.
Result? Taken to police station.
This is Hong Kong today:
• Peaceful gestures treated as threats
• Citizens living in fear
• Basic freedoms vanishing
His words echo: "At least I haven't forgotten. The people here haven't forgotten."
When a flower becomes defiance, what's left of freedom?
Hong Kong's story is a wake-up call. How long before the world takes notice?
#HongKongFreedom #831Remembrance #HumanRights
A young man bows at Prince Edward MTR, holding a sunflower to remember 8.31.
Result? Taken to police station.
This is Hong Kong today:
• Peaceful gestures treated as threats
• Citizens living in fear
• Basic freedoms vanishing
His words echo: "At least I haven't forgotten. The people here haven't forgotten."
When a flower becomes defiance, what's left of freedom?
Hong Kong's story is a wake-up call. How long before the world takes notice?
#HongKongFreedom #831Remembrance #HumanRights
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【當年今日｜反修例回顧】2019年9月1日：警否認入站打人、示威者毀港鐵設施四處塗鴉
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2019年9月1日，831太子站「拘捕行動」翌日凌晨，警方見記者，稱於站內拘捕40人。時任高級警司余鎧均不認同警方有計劃進入港鐵站打人的說法，指新聞片段顯示有示威者在站內更衣並混入人群，因此警方「以專業判斷到場執法」。她又稱，另有喬裝警員在維園被示威者包圍，有人試圖搶槍，警員因生命受威脅，向天開槍示警。
https://bit.ly/4cNnX5Z
2019年9月1日，831太子站「拘捕行動」翌日凌晨，警方見記者，稱於站內拘捕40人。時任高級警司余鎧均不認同警方有計劃進入港鐵站打人的說法，指新聞片段顯示有示威者在站內更衣並混入人群，因此警方「以專業判斷到場執法」。她又稱，另有喬裝警員在維園被示威者包圍，有人試圖搶槍，警員因生命受威脅，向天開槍示警。
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蒙著面說服你 — 831 集會
昨日是831五週年，Birmingham HongKongers 和 West Midlands HongKonger Support CIC 在伯明翰市中心的維多利亞廣場舉行集會，悼念831事件及每位為香港的自由民主犧牲的死難者。五年來，香港人面對的恐懼和絕望有增無減，就算身在英國亦要提心吊膽。光復香港看似遙遙無期，感謝仍有約140名香港人出席集會，以行動證明我們仍然未忘初心。
「Free Hong Kong Democracy Now」是口號亦是信念。在陷入迷失的時候，讓我們一起找回信念，繼續前行。
IG @birminghamhongkongers
#831太子站 #毋忘831 #香港民族 #香港獨立 #UK #birmingham
昨日是831五週年，Birmingham HongKongers 和 West Midlands HongKonger Support CIC 在伯明翰市中心的維多利亞廣場舉行集會，悼念831事件及每位為香港的自由民主犧牲的死難者。五年來，香港人面對的恐懼和絕望有增無減，就算身在英國亦要提心吊膽。光復香港看似遙遙無期，感謝仍有約140名香港人出席集會，以行動證明我們仍然未忘初心。
「Free Hong Kong Democracy Now」是口號亦是信念。在陷入迷失的時候，讓我們一起找回信念，繼續前行。
IG @birminghamhongkongers
#831太子站 #毋忘831 #香港民族 #香港獨立 #UK #birmingham