The appellant told Pang that he had evidence showing that he only installed the messaging app after the offence was committed.

Hong Kong protesters set roadblocks on fire during the 2019 anti-extradition bill unrest. Ng “could not shift his criminal liability,” Hui ruled at the time, saying the defendant allowed the messages to exist in the public channel that had more than 109,000 subscribers. The group also hosted discussions on committing arson, the court ruled, including setting roadblocks on fire, throwing petrol bombs at police stations and teaching people to make such weapons. In meting out Ng’s jail term last year, Hui said the channel contained around 120 messages and photos that incited people to vandalise pro-government shops and commit criminal damage targeting police stations. “You have to tell me in what ways the erred… there is no point in repeating your defence from the trial,” he said.

Hui had also reviewed expert testimonies and circumstantial evidence in convicting Ng, Pang remarked. The appeal judge dismissed Ng’s arguments as grounds for filing an appeal, however, saying all of the issues raised had already been “thoroughly considered” and “refuted one by one” by the trial judge. He also argued the Telegram account was logged in on four devices, while there was evidence showing a possibility that messages in the channel were published by others.

The 27-year-old appellant who had no legal representative told the appeal court that Deputy District Judge Peter Hui had failed to take into account some important matters during the trial. Hong Kong court rejects Telegram channel admin's bid to challenge conviction over 2019 protests - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP Close

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