On July 1 the year before last, the demonstration on Hong Kong Island turned into a conflict between the police and the people. During this period, when a riot policeman was trying to subdue a boy outside the Queen’s College in Causeway Bay, he was stabbed in the left shoulder with a military saber by former engineer Huang Junhua. Arrested on a flight to London, England, he had earlier pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and rioting and was sentenced to five years in prison. His girlfriend was accused of helping him escape the police and was prosecuted. She denied one crime of committing an act intended to obstruct justice. After trial, she was convicted in the District Court. Judge Yao Xunzhi today (21st) pointed out that the defendant’s behavior seriously undermined the execution of justice. After consideration, she was sentenced to 12 prison terms moon.
The defendant facing sentencing today is 26-year-old Zhang Zhicheng, who reported that she was a trainee. She was Huang Junhua’s girlfriend at the time of the incident. Intent to assist Huang Junhua to evade arrest by the Hong Kong Police Force. During the interrogation, the prosecution pointed out that following Huang Junhua fled the scene, the defendant kept looking for flight information. After Huang bought the ticket, the defendant also accompanied him to the airport. The defense now intercedes that the defendant’s background report is positive, the defendant himself did not commit any other crimes, and was involved in it because of his relationship with Huang as a couple, not for profit or malicious crime, and the role of the defendant is minor and non-critical. Consider its positive good character.
When sentencing, the judge pointed out that the seriousness of this case is the crime committed by Huang from behind. Huang stabbed a policeman who was performing his duty with a knife, causing serious injury to the policeman. This is already a very serious crime. Huang was arrested, and with the assistance of the defendant, Huang may have escaped from the law. His behavior seriously hindered the execution of judicial justice. In the end, the judge sentenced the defendant to one year in prison, taking into account the defendant’s role, not being involved in a complex organization or plan, and the probation officer’s positive evaluation of the defendant. The judge and the defendant reflect in prison, hoping that she can make different contributions to society in the future.
Case No.: DCCC 189, 210, 809/2021
