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The judgment states that in the early hours of 15 August 2019, the defendant poured naphtha over torn newspaper and placed them in a recess of the metal gate outside the side entrance of Yuen Long Police Station, intending to intimidate on-duty officers. Between approximately 01:20 and 01:35, officers on patrol detected nothing unusual; at about 01:58, two inspectors noticed the defendant near the gate, called for backup, and detained him. They recovered on his person and in nearby flower beds newspaper fragments bearing a solvent odour, plastic bottles, caps, and two lighters capable of ignition. Under a video-recorded police caution, the defendant confessed to purchasing newspaper and naphtha to produce the newspaper fragments and pouring them at the scene, stating he only meant to ‘scare the police’ into showing leniency towards protesters and had no intention to ignite them. Forensic tests confirmed that the items contained various organic accelerants; CCTV footage also verified his purchase. The defendant, a 57-year-old professional accountant supporting his daughter, acted impulsively due to emotional turmoil arising from social movements and personal disputes when carrying out the intimidation.
A baseline sentence of 10 weeks’ imprisonment.
As the defendant pleaded guilty before the trial, he received a one-fifth reduction, resulting in a sentence of 8 weeks’ imprisonment.
The court held that any act of intimidation to resolve issues or express viewpoints is unacceptable; even absent actual intent to cause harm, immediate imprisonment is required to uphold the rule of law.
The defendant was ultimately sentenced to eight weeks’ imprisonment. (Translated from Chinese to English by AI)
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