Mainland Chinese woman accused of taking photos in Hong Kong court admits snapping and uploading them but denies she was in contempt
Judge says her acts during a hearing related to the city’s 2014 Occupy movement constituted serious interference in the administration of justice
The two pupil barristers told the High Court that they saw Tang Lin-ling use her iPhone to snap images inside courtroom 28 during the hearing on May 23.
One of them, Sik Chee-ching, also said he saw at least one photograph, taken outside the courtroom but inside the court building, displayed on Tang’s screen while her phone was on WeChat, a social media app popular among mainlanders.
Tang admitted she took photos and uploaded them to the internet, but denied the acts amounted to criminal contempt of court, an offence for which she is standing trial.
Originally given court bail, Tang has been remanded into jail custody since Tuesday following a series of dramatic twists including the issuance of an arrest warrant after she failed to post bail of HK$50,000 (US$6,372).