Three more Hongkongers appear in court over Mong Kok riot, including Scholarism activist
Like 37 others who have appeared in court, the trio were barred from parts of Mong Kok
Three more people, including Scholarism activist Derek Lam Shun-hin and a 15-year-old boy who was barred from leaving home overnight, were brought to Hong Kong courts on Friday for the second round of prosecutions over Monday’s riot in Mong Kok.
Lam, 22, and delivery worker Yung Wai-yip, 32, are accused of taking part in a riot in the busy district between February 8 and 9, Kowloon City Court heard yesterday.
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The 15-year-old boy, whose identity cannot be revealed due to his age, faces the same charge in a juvenile court in the same building.
They are each charged with one count of rioting, but were not required to make a plea yesterday .
Despite raising no objection to the defendants’ bail, assistant director of public prosecutions Ned Lai Ka-yee asked the court to ban them from parts of Mong Kok, including major thoroughfares Argyle Street and Nathan Road.
“There are reasonable grounds to believe that further crime would be committed,” Lai said in court as he applied for the injunction against Lam.