Woman Ejected From Court Hearing Security Law Case

A woman was ejected from a court room after she photographed proceedings when the High Court was hearing a habeas corpus writ involving the first person charged under the new National Security Law.

The woman was observing the proceedings through a screen relaying the hearing to an adjacent room as the court was packed to hear arguments in the politically sensitive case.

When hauled before the court before the lunch break, the woman said she was sending pictures to her boyfriend to prove that she was there.

She also said she was not aware there are notices outside that warn against taking photographs in the area.

The court asked her to leave contact details of her and her boy friend’s for future investigations.

The woman assured the court that she would delete the pictures and ask her boyfriend also to do the same.

Lawyers for Tong Ying-kit are seeking his release after he was arrested on July 1, the day the new national security law came into effect.

He was riding a motorbike with a “Liberate Hong Kong” flag erected on it when police apprehended him after an alleged collision with them. The defendant faces two charges: incitement to secession and engaging in terrorist activities.