(Observer News) Based on reports from Hong Kong media such as "Sing Tao Daily", Radio Hong Kong, and "Eastern Network" on May 3, recently, members of the "Dragon Slaying Squad", a black violent extremist organization that threatened to kill Hong Kong police, The case of suspected conspiracy to set bombs during the demonstration on December 8, 2019 is being continued in the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Huang Zhenqiang, the captain of the "Dragon Slaying Squad", appeared in court as a tainted witness to explain the details of the organization's plan to murder a Hong Kong police officer.
Since some of the people involved were charged with conspiracy to detonate specified targets, violating the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, it was the first time that the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong SAR used this crime to prosecute. The case was also called the "anti-terrorism prime minister" by the Hong Kong media. case".
Members of the thug "Dragon Slaying Squad" were arrested. Source: Hong Kong’s “Bus Newspaper”
The infamous “Dragon Slaying Squad” is said to have been established to target the police’s “Speed Dragon Squad”. According to a previous report by Hong Kong's "Oriental Daily", the organization's first crime was on August 25, 2019. That night, its members vandalized a mahjong parlor in Erpi Fong, Tsuen Wan, and then broke the glass of a police car and wounded the captain of the police car in the back, triggering the Hong Kong police to fire the first live ammunition into the sky during the demonstrations. They also threw petrol bombs at different police stations many times, and occupied the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November 2019. They were subsequently surrounded by the police, and the leader led the crowd to climb into the sewer and escape.
In this trial, Huang Zhenqiang, the captain of the "Dragon Slaying Squad", appeared in court as a tainted witness. According to Huang Zhenqiang's confession, he met Wu Zhihong, another co-conspirator in this case, on the telegram platform in 2019. When he met Wu Zhihong in person for the first time, the person claimed by the other party was The "financier" was also present. Wu Zhihong said that the sponsor has sufficient funds to support the team in the so-called "any resistance" movement, and plans to provide live ammunition and military training.
Huang Zhenqiang continued to testify that Wu Zhihong had invited members of the "Dragon Slaying Squad" to participate in military training in Taiwan through him. The trip was free, food and accommodation were subsidized, and they could participate in courses designed by Taiwan veterans. At that time, only the defendant in this case was among the "Dragon Slaying Squad" One of them, Zhang Mingyu, agreed to go to Taiwan.
Wu Zhiqiang once handed a gun and bullets to members of the "Dragon Slaying Squad" and told them not to use them before the District Council election on November 24 of that year. Wu Zhiqiang also prepared 20 kilograms of explosives.
Huang Zhenqiang also mentioned that according to the premeditation of the "Dragon Slaying Squad", it was originally planned to carry out the plan to kill police officers during the parade in Tsim Sha Tsui on December 1 and plant a bomb at the Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, but it was shelved because the accomplice Wu Zhihong did not prepare the bomb.
On December 3, Huang Zhenqiang met with Wu Zhihong and others and determined that the plan would be implemented during the march on December 8. Everyone discussed the details of the action. According to the map provided by Wu Zhihong after the meeting, there will be one large and one small bomb along the parade route that day, and the gunman will be at a high position opposite the Emperor's Center in Wan Chai. Huang Zhenqiang testified that the role of the small bomb was to scare off the police, and when they retreated to the position of the big bomb, they would detonate it again.
Huang Zhenqiang once asked Wu Zhihong that the gunman would not open fire until the demonstrators dispersed. Wu Zhihong said that the gunman would judge and shoot the police officers after the demonstrators separated from the police.
Huang Zhenqiang said that he once mentioned to the female defendant Liu Peining on Telegram that there would be a "big operation" soon, which was roughly to cooperate with other teams to use guns and bombs to remind them to "start stepping up their crowdfunding efforts" to support the "Dragon Slaying Squad" Arrange a "go-away (escape) plan".
On December 6, 2019, Huang Zhenqiang issued an announcement on his channel, saying that if any "siblings" are willing to participate in the so-called "Real Dragon Slaying Online Game", the task goal will be to collect at least 30 "Dragon Hearts", and asked if there are " "Parents" are willing to "pay lessons" permanently or support "players" (participants). Details can be discussed via private message. Huang Zhenqiang explained that the "30 dragon hearts" he said was a code word, which meant killing at least 30 police officers.
Huang Zhenqiang testified that before each "demonstration", he would plan the action and escape route with the "Dragon Slaying Member" and "Military Advisor Akan", but generally would not tell other members that when the petrol bombs were delivered to the scene, he would He leads the team members to pick it up. During the demonstration, the team members will only be asked to follow his instructions, and the team members only know the time and place to gather.
Huang Zhenqiang and the two defendants in this case, members of the "Dragon Slaying Squad" Zhang Mingyu and Yan Wenqian, were arrested in a "safe house" in Wan Chai in the early morning before the parade on December 8.
Hong Kong media previously reported that the Hong Kong police broke up a radical gang in Tsuen Wan, Tin Hau and Wan Chai that day, arrested 11 people, and seized semi-automatic pistols, 105 rounds of hollow bullets, body armor, sabers and other weapons. At that time, it caused a great deal of damage to the "Dragon Slaying Squad" blow. This is the first time since the "revision storm" that the police have seized real guns and live ammunition after seizing mobile phone remote control bombs and TATP explosives. The eight men and three women arrested are all key members of the "Dragon Slaying Squad".
In November 2020, Hong Kong's "Dian News" reported that after disappearing for more than half a year, members of the organization admitted in an interview with the "Apple Daily" owned by the Hong Kong chaos activist Jimmy Lai that they had been "annihilated" and said they were still "free" There are only three members left, and all of them have fled overseas and are hiding in Taiwan, Australia and Canada. The rest have been arrested by the police.
In this case, the seven defendants who have pleaded not guilty are Zhang Junfu, Zhang Mingyu, Yan Wenqian, Li Jiatian, Lai Zhenbang, Xu Zhanrong and the female defendant Liu Peining, aged between 20 and 29 years old. The first six defendants were charged under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance with "conspiracy to commit explosions of specified objects" and the alternating charge of "conspiracy to cause danger to life or property that is likely to endanger life or property". An explosion causing serious damage." Six people were also charged with conspiracy to murder Hong Kong police officers. Li Jiatian was also charged with "possessing firearms and ammunition with intent to endanger life", while Liu Pei-ning was also charged with "conspiracy to provide or raise property for the purpose of committing terrorist acts". The alleged conspirators include Huang Zhenqiang.
The prosecution stated that the examination-in-chief will be completed on the morning of next Monday (May 6).
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