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The judgment states，in the early hours of 1 October 2019，the police forced entry into a rented unit in Wan Chai and searched the premises，arresting six defendants on the spot。Five of them were asleep inside the flat，and police recovered a large quantity of items alleged to be related to social protest activities and the manufacture of petrol bomb materials both within the premises and in the backpacks of the defendants。The prosecution laid alternative charges of conspiracy to participate in a riot or unlawful assembly，alleging that between 28 September and 1 October 2019 the defendants conspired with unidentified persons to take part in future demonstrations and agreed that petrol bombs would be thrown during that period。All defendants pleaded not guilty；the defence elected to remain silent，and the court heard only the prosecution’s evidence。
The court must find the defendant guilty of the charged offence beyond any reasonable doubt；if any reasonable doubt exists，the defendant must be acquitted。
The court considered that the evidence put forward by the prosecution was purely circumstantial，the exhibits did not sufficiently show an intention or agreement among the defendants to throw petrol bombs or participate in an unlawful assembly，and there was a lack of crucial telephone and CCTV evidence，with many reasonable alternative explanations for the evidence。
The judge noted that the prosecution’s case was inconsistent，unable to rule out that the defendants merely provided materials and a place to rest，and no specific agreement among the defendants was proven，therefore，based on insufficient evidence，it was difficult to support a conviction。
The defendants were ultimately acquitted of all charges，the court declared them not guilty and released them immediately。 (Translated from Chinese to English by AI)
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