Hong Kong Rule of Law Monitor 香港法治監察

Tag: sedition

Court spectators jailed for sedition

As responsible lawyers, we read the latest sedition judgment (WKCC 928/2022, 27 Oct 2022) to consider the judge’s legal analysis before expressing outrage. Spoiler: there is only oppression charading as law. Note first off this case was in the lowest courts, the magistracy. Magistrate Cheng Nim-chi isn’t known for being a bright legal mind –…

February 4, 2023

criminal law, sedition
Statement on the Convictions of Speech Therapists Union Leaders for Sedition

In this judgment, the Hong Kong court completely abandoned its obligations to protect fundamental rights, and fully adopted the government’s narrative in disparaging the widely supported pro-democracy movement in 2019.

September 10, 2022

courts, NSL, sedition
Arrests for Sedition – for Applause in Court

The sedition law is again used as a catch-all to crack down on freedom of speech. At first, it caught calls for violence or independence; then critics of the police; then criticism of the judiciary; then criticism of covid policy.

May 5, 2022

June Fourth, NSL, sedition
Taiwan Plus: UK Judges Resign from Hong Kong Court

https://www.taiwanplus.com/news/220407001

April 29, 2022

courts, foreign judges, judges, NSL, sedition