Man who called on people to ‘shoot dogs’ during Hong Kong Occupy protests has appeal rejected
High Court judge says renovation worker convicted of obtaining access to computer with intent to commit offence must take responsibility for his acts
A renovation worker jailed for six months for rallying others on Facebook to bring bricks, sticks and hammers for parties to “shoot dogs” during the Occupy protests in 2014 lost his appeal on Tuesday after the court questioned why he lacked the courage to bear responsibility for his acts.
He claimed that he was only reposting and sharing messages “out of fun” when he twice posted messages on December 3, 2014 to organise “a leader’s party” in Mong Kok and at the Legislative Council complex in Admiralty later that month.
Police had just removed the last protesters blocking streets in Mong Kok and were preparing to clear the pro-democracy civil disobedience camp in Admiralty before tackling the smaller site in nearby Causeway Bay.
In the messages, Ku divided members into groups named after a selection of weapons ranging from bricks to fire extinguishers.
The appellant ... considered himself ‘chief commander’ directing crowds and inciting those reading his messages ... to commit violent crimes in ‘the battlefield’