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The judgment stated that on 12 November 2019 from noon to 3:30 pm, a riot broke out around the intersection of Pedder Street, Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central in Central. Protesters occupied traffic lanes, set up roadblocks, started fires, damaged buses and restaurants, confronted the police and threw petrol bombs. Defendants 3, 5 and 9 were present in the core area of the riot, wearing masks, carrying folding umbrellas, moving bricks, taking part in an umbrella formation and chanting slogans; upon seeing the police, they fled to the emergency exit of the Landmark, where they were arrested.
Rioting carries a maximum sentence of ten years’ imprisonment; the offence of wearing a mask during an unlawful assembly is punishable by up to six months’ imprisonment or a fine.
The defendants deliberately remained on site, provided support and prepared implements for attack. Their defences were not accepted. The circumstantial and fragmentary evidence fully constituted the only reasonable inference.
The judge held that the three individuals were not innocent bystanders, that they had participated in and encouraged rioting, and that the evidence was conclusive, resulting in their conviction.
The three defendants were each convicted of rioting and of using a mask during an unlawful assembly; sentencing will take place at a later date. (Translated from Chinese to English by AI)
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