Gov’t Loses Appeal Against Acquittal of Former Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-Ting over 2019 Protest Charge
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Gov’t loses appeal against acquittal of former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting over 2019 protest charge
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has lost its appeal against a lower court's decision to acquit former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting of a perverting the course of justice charge linked to the 2019 protests and unrest.
Following the "Reclaim Tuen Mun Park" march in July 2019, then-Legislative Councillor Lam Cheuk-ting, social worker Chung Hoi-yin, and online journalist Tsang Chung-hei were accused of asking others to delete photos of protesters. The three were initially acquitted on charges of obstructing justice and dishonest access to a computer. The Department of Justice appealed, but the appeal was dismissed on Friday (9th). The Department of Justice respo…
Former Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting was charged with obstructing justice by asking others to delete photos of protesters' faces taken on July 1, 2019, during a rally at Tuen Mun Park. The Department of Justice appealed the acquittal, but the High Court's Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Lam on Friday (9th). The judgment stated that while Lam's remarks at the time of the incident were intended to obstruct justice, the police were un…
[Cable News] Former Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting and two others were acquitted earlier on charges including attempting to obstruct justice in connection with a 2019 case involving soliciting others to delete photos of protesters.
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