Tong Ying-kit filed legal bids before he was found guilty last year of committing incitement to secession and terrorist activities, including one against the decision to try him without a jury.
The first person found guilty under the Beijing-imposed national security law has been ordered to pay over HK$1.38 million in court fees for his failed legal bids, including one lodged against the decision to try him without a jury.
Tong Ying-kit was sentenced to nine years in prison last July after he was found guilty of committing incitement to secession and terrorist activities. Before the trial began, he filed – and lost – two legal bids.
The Department of Justice wrote to Tong and his lawyers in March and May detailing the relevant proceeding fees, Ming Pao reported on Monday.
