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The judgment stated that on 29 September 2019, the eight defendants participated in an unauthorised ‘Global Anti-Authoritarian March’ from Causeway Bay along Hennessy Road to outside the Government Headquarters in Admiralty. Along the way, they dismantled and burned display boards, erected roadblocks, held umbrellas aloft, waved the Union Jack, used an umbrella formation and wooden boards as shields, and threw petrol bombs, bricks and laser beams. They confronted and clashed with the police defence line multiple times. The demonstration lasted more than two hours, involved over a thousand people, seriously obstructed traffic and disrupted public order. The eight defendants were eventually arrested near Pacific Place in Admiralty.
Riot offences typically require immediate imprisonment. Given the severity of the riot in this case and the scale of participation, an initial term of 48 months’ imprisonment was established as the general sentencing benchmark, subject to upward or downward adjustment based on individual circumstances.
In the core commercial and government district in Admiralty, a riot of over a thousand people broke out, lasting more than two hours. The rioters erected roadblocks, committed arson, threw petrol bombs and hard objects, and used laser beams to attack the police, seriously disrupting public order. The eight defendants all dressed in black and carried protective and first-aid equipment, which fuelled the riot’s momentum; however, they were all young first-time offenders of good character who pleaded guilty. Accordingly, their sentences were reduced from the benchmark to between 28 and 34 months.
Violent destruction and disturbance of public order must be severely punished as a deterrent, while also considering the defendants’ youth, first-offender status and potential for rehabilitation, thereby balancing the objectives of punishment and correction.
The eight defendants were respectively sentenced to imprisonment terms ranging from 28 to 34 months, to be served immediately. (Translated from Chinese to English by AI)
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