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The judgment states that on 18 November 2019 the sixth defendant participated in a riot with about 100 protesters on Wai Cheung Wan Road outside the PolyU campus, formed an umbrella formation and attacked the police line with bows and arrows, petrol bombs, etc., and was subsequently arrested by officers on a footbridge.
For the offence of rioting the maximum sentence is 10 years. Sentencing is primarily for punishment and deterrence. The Court of Appeal indicated a starting point of six years, and a guilty plea can reduce the sentence by up to 25%.
The riot was organised and premeditated, involved the use of weapons and a formation to breach the lines, and formed part of the PolyU riot; the defendant had relevant prior convictions, warranting an increased sentence; however, a timely guilty plea warranted a moderate reduction.
The punishment should reflect the overall seriousness of collective violence and must impose a strong deterrent against such conduct that flouts the rule of law and endangers the safety of law enforcement officers.
The defendant was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment, which is to run consecutively with the 4 years and 9 months’ imprisonment imposed in the earlier cases DCCC410/2020 and 35/2021. (Translated from Chinese to English by AI)
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