On June 13 2022, the trial resumed in the District Court for the eleven defendants who had been charged with “rioting” in Admiralty during the “global march against totalitarianism” held in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. A total of 96 people had been charged on the day. When the police officer who was on duty testified that one of the defendants fought back while being subdued, the defence questioned his statement as it did not match what was shown in the video.
The defendant was Lam Cheuk-hin, 18, a student. He was accused of fleeing with others and fighting back when police officers tried to arrest them. The prosecution accused in its opening statement that all 11 defendants were wearing black attire, including Lam Cheuk-hin, who was accused by testifying Officer Lam Cheung of having a “pig’s mouth” gas mask around his neck and wearing a pair of gloves when he was arrested. This suggested they had participated in the riot.
