Dear friends,
Thanks to all the international solidarity actions and support, we bring you good news about the HK 14!!
RESULTS OF TRIAL ON 14 HK DETAINEES, 11TH JAN
Trial took place from 2:30pm until around 5pm at Kwuntong Court, HK.
– 11 persons (8 Koreans, 1 Japanese, 1 Chinese, 1 Taiwonese) ruled innocent
– 3 persons charged: Yang Kyung Gyu (KCTU) with unregistered assembly, Yoon Il Gon and Park In Hwan (KPL) with unlawful assembly (possession of sticks)
– 3 persons allowed to go back home, under bail of 30,000 HKD each
– 3 persons refuse to recognize their charges and will now go through formal trials, the first one scheduled between 1st and 7th March.. They have to go back to HK then
* Evidence still flimsy for the 3 people charged - Yang, as one of the leaders of the Mission, was charged to order to put ’political responsibility’ and as for other two, it was one of police chiefs who pinpointed them but no concrete evidence - Park was a cameraman for KPL and the other, no concrete evidence. The 3 will continue to fight for their innocence.
This is just a very brief update for now. More information will be conveyed to you, either by Korea or HKPA.
Lets continue our struggle against the WTO!!
Solidarity,
Sohi
KoPA / Korean Struggle Mission