Hong Kong protests: woman charged with perverting course of justice over group’s attempt to flee to Taiwan in 2020
- Hong Kong prosecutors have accused Quinn Moon, 35, of working with two accomplices to obstruct police investigations between January and August 2020
- Defendant does not make appearance in court as she needs to undergo quarantine, having just been returned by mainland authorities on Monday
A Hong Kong woman has been charged with perverting the course of justice after being handed back to police following a jail term in mainland China for illegally crossing the border with 11 others while trying to flee to Taiwan in 2020.
Hong Kong prosecutors on Tuesday accused Quinn Moon, 35, of working with two accomplices to obstruct police investigations between January and August 2020 by causing herself and the others to “flee from the Hong Kong jurisdiction”, according to a court document.
Quinn on Tuesday also faced a charge of possession of a dangerous drug when her case was brought to Fanling Court. She was accused of possessing 2.98 grams of cannabis found at premises in Mong Kok on January 14.
The defendant did not make an appearance in court as she needed to undergo quarantine, having just been returned by mainland authorities on Monday.
The court adjourned the case to August 31.
According to the court document, Quinn worked with two accomplices singled out by their aliases, “fai chung”, meaning a useless middle-aged person in Cantonese, and “yan din”, the Chinese term for grace.