10 men accused of plot to kill Hong Kong police officers during 2019 mass rally charged under anti-terrorism law
- Defendants are among 13 charged in relation to conspiracy to gun down officers, cause explosions during march in Wan Chai in December 2019
- The 10 also face separate joint count of conspiracy to murder
The United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance was invoked in the prosecution of the 10, who were among 12 men and one woman aged between 19 and 33 charged in relation to their roles in a conspiracy to gun down police officers and cause explosions during a march in Wan Chai on December 8, 2019.
The charge says the 10 conspired with others between August 1 and December 8 “to unlawfully and intentionally deliver, place or detonate two explosive devices in, into or against prescribed objects with the intention to cause death or serious bodily injury to any person”.
The group faces a count of conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects under the UN-mandated ordinance. Another count of conspiracy to cause explosions of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property, under the Crimes Ordinance, serves as an alternative count to the terrorism charge.
Wong Chun-keung, Ng Chi-hung, Cheung Chun-fu, Cheung Ming-yu, Yim Man-him, David Su, Eddie Pang Kwan-ho, Christian Lee Ka-tin, Lai Chun-pong and Justin Hui Cham-wing also face a separate joint count of conspiracy to murder.
In connection with the same conspiracy, Wong and Cheung Chun-fu faced a joint count of possessing explosive substances for allegedly keeping two boxes of fireworks at a Tsuen Wan flat in December 2019.
Ng and Lee were respectively charged with possessing arms and ammunition with intent to endanger life for allegedly keeping a total of two pistols and 120 bullets, while Cheung Chun-fu was slapped with a count of unlicensed possession of firearms over four bottles of pepper spray police allegedly seized from him.
