Hong Kong: Hong Kong internet radio host, who was arrested for being part of a fundraising campaign that paid for young pro-democracy protesters to study in Taiwan, for "seditious intent" under the draconian National Security Law, has been denied bail.
According to South China Morning Post, Edmund Wan Yiu-sing, who is also known as "Giggs", on Wednesday appeared in court on the charges of acting with seditious intent, stemming from what he said during programmes he presented on four occasions between August and October last year.
The four charges stemmed from Section 10 of the Crimes Ordinance, which forbids doing, attempting to do or conspiring to do an act with seditious intention. The media outlet reported that The four shows linked to the charges were said to have aired on August 8, August 15, September 5 and October 10.
Chief Magistrate Victor So Wai-tak rejected Wan's application for bail, reminding the defendant that he could renew his bid at the higher Court of First Instance. The case will return to the same court on May 10.
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The radio personality's supporters called out his nickname and shouted encouragement as soon as he walked into the courtroom and among the demonstrators were his family, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, ousted opposition lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung and district councillor Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit.
The court heard Wan -- who was charged for having the intention "to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection" against the Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong Government.
The internet radio host, who had been part of a fundraising campaign that paid for young protesters to study in Taiwan, was arrested on Sunday for "seditious intent" under the draconian National Security Law.
According to a report by South China Morning Post, Wan Yiu-sing, better known as "Giggs", a programme host on the internet radio channel D100, was arrested on Hong Kong Island on Sunday for "seditious intent".