Elderly woman to stand trial under nat. security legislation despite psychosis diagnosis
A 61-year-old woman will go to trial over allegedly displaying seditious publications from her flat, despite being diagnosed with psychosis and delusional disorder after a Hong Kong court requested that she undergo a psychological evaluation earlier this month. Yang Chau-kei, 61, pleaded not guilty at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Monday, less than a […]
A 61-year-old woman, Yang Chau-kei, is set to face trial under Hong Kong's national security legislation, despite being diagnosed with psychosis and delusional disorder. The case was brought before West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, where Yang pleaded not guilty to allegedly displaying seditious publications from her flat between March and November 2024.
Chief Magistrate Victor So ordered the prosecution to acquire psychiatric reports on Yang's mental state earlier this month. During a court appearance on Tuesday, Yang, who appeared unrepresented, stated in Cantonese that she had committed no crime and alleged she was being framed. The magistrate confirmed her not guilty plea, and the prosecution indicated that two civilian witnesses and two police witnesses will testify at trial.
Bail was denied, and Yang remains in custody pending the trial, which is scheduled for October 14 and expected to last three days. If convicted, she faces up to seven years in prison under the local security law, which targets treason, insurrection, sabotage, external interference, sedition, theft of state secrets, and espionage.
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