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The judgment states that on 29 September 2019, eight defendants participated in a riot around Admiralty during a protest for which they had not obtained a no-objection letter, erecting roadblocks, committing arson and hurling petrol bombs, bricks and laser beams at the police. The police deployed tear gas and water cannon to disperse them to no avail, and the riot lasted over two hours before they were arrested. The fifth and sixth defendants were also found in possession of laser devices, and those charges were filed.
Riot offences generally carry immediate imprisonment, with the term determined by the scale of participation, the level of violence and the societal impact.
In this case, the riot lasted over two hours, with more than a thousand participants staging an uprising in the commercial core area, erecting roadblocks, hurling petrol bombs and other projectiles, committing arson and using lasers. The serious disruption of public order necessitates a harsh penalty to protect public safety, while the defendants’ guilty pleas and youth warrant some reduction.
The judge held that the defendants were thoroughly prepared, fostering and engaging in violent confrontation, and that their political motives were not the primary consideration in sentencing; although they were first-time offenders who pleaded guilty and showed remorse, they must nonetheless face consequences for upsetting public order.
Defendants one to eight were sentenced to immediate imprisonment of 32, 32, 28, 33, 34, 34, 32 and 32 months respectively; the fifth and sixth defendants were additionally charged with possession of offensive weapons, and the prosecution applied to have those two charges filed. (Translated from Chinese to English by AI)
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