立场新闻案:主权移交后首宗香港媒体“煽动罪”成立

香港区域法院于8月29日就《立场新闻》被控 “串谋发布煽动刊物”一案作出裁决,裁定前总编辑钟沛权、时任署任总编辑林绍桐、《立场》母公司Best Pencil(Hong Kong)Limited 罪名成立。法庭认为,在案发当时政治气氛炽热的情况下,17篇文章中有11篇具有煽动意图,两名被告明知文章具有煽动性仍提供发布平台,意图煽动憎恨中央或香港政府及憎恨司法。此案是香港主权移交后首宗有传媒被控煽动罪的案件,引发国际社会关注,被视为香港新闻自由受到严重打压的标志性事件。

Original Title: 《立场新闻》案:主权移交后首宗香港媒体“煽动罪”成立

Summary: Hong Kong’s District Court ruled on August 29 that former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, then-acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam, and Stand News’ parent company Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited were guilty of “conspiracy to publish seditious publications”. The court found that 11 out of 17 articles published by Stand News had seditious intent, considering the heated political atmosphere at the time of the incident. The two defendants knowingly provided a platform to publish these articles with the intention of inciting hatred towards the central government or the Hong Kong government and hatred of the judiciary. This case is the first instance of a media outlet being charged with sedition since the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, attracting international attention and being viewed as a landmark event signifying the severe suppression of press freedom in Hong Kong.

Original article: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-69303169?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA