香港公民代表會議強烈譴責港共政權以政治審判迫害黎智英及《蘋果日報》案被告

ACRHK Strongly Condemning the Political Trial and Persecution of Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily Defendants by the Hong Kong Communist Regime

香港公民代表會議對港共政權以《港區國安法》判處黎智英二十年監禁，並對其他《蘋果日報》高層及公民社會人士判處六年九個月至十年不等之刑期，表示最強烈之譴責。此乃典型之政治審判，充分暴露香港司法獨立之徹底淪亡。

香港公民代表會議對港共政權以《港區國安法》判處黎智英二十年監禁，並對其他《蘋果日報》高層及公民社會人士判處六年九個月至十年不等之刑期，表示最強烈之譴責。此乃典型之政治審判，充分暴露香港司法獨立之徹底淪亡。

本會議嚴正指出，是次審判呈現中共式「三權合作」之典型特徵：行政、立法、司法三權配合無間，共同服務於打壓異見之政治目的。法庭不過是政權意志之橡皮圖章，所謂「依法審判」實為政治迫害之遮羞布。黎智英及各被告之「罪行」，不過是行使新聞自由與言論自由之基本人權。

本會議更強烈譴責當局以卑劣手段阻撓公眾旁聽，嚴重侵犯公民權利：刻意「遺漏」輪候者登記、拘捕攜帶《蘋果日報》鎖匙扣之市民、強迫輪候市民離隊接受傳媒採訪後以登記「失誤」為由拒絕其重返隊伍、以極短時間通知判刑日期令公眾措手不及。凡此種種，皆為阻止市民見證此政治迫害之鐵證。公開審判之原則已蕩然無存，香港距離秘密審判僅一步之遙。

是次判決再次印證「一國兩制」之全面破產與《基本法》所保障公民權利之徹底失效。當新聞工作成為入罪理由、當輪候旁聽成為被捕藉口、當攜帶報章標誌即屬犯罪，香港與大陸之極權統治已無本質區別。

本會議呼籲國際社會：
一、要求港共政權立即釋放黎智英及是次審判之全部被告，以及所有在港被囚之政治犯；
二、持續關注並公開譴責香港人權狀況之急劇惡化；
三、對參與是次政治迫害之法官、檢控官及相關官員實施針對性制裁，包括資產凍結及入境禁令；
四、為受迫害之香港新聞工作者及公民社會人士提供庇護與支援。

新聞自由不容扼殺，政治犯必須釋放。香港公民代表會議將繼續與海外香港人社群及國際盟友並肩，為香港之自由民主奮鬥到底。

香港公民代表會議
Assembly of Citizens’ Representatives, Hong Kong
香港開埠一八六年二月九日
（公曆二○二六年二月九日）

The Assembly of Citizens’ Representatives, Hong Kong issues its strongest condemnation of the Hong Kong Communist regime’s sentencing of Jimmy Lai to 20 years’ imprisonment under the National Security Law, alongside sentences ranging from 6 years and 9 months to 10 years for other Apple Daily executives and civil society figures. This constitutes a quintessential political trial that fully exposes the complete collapse of judicial independence in Hong Kong.

This Assembly solemnly points out that this trial exhibits the hallmarks of CCP style “cooperation of three powers” (三權合作): the executive, legislative, and judicial branches working in seamless coordination to serve the political objective of suppressing dissent. The court functions merely as a rubber stamp for the regime’s will; the so called “trial according to law” serves only as a fig leaf for political persecution. The “crimes” of Jimmy Lai and the defendants amount to nothing more than exercising the fundamental human rights of press freedom and freedom of expression.

This Assembly further condemns the authorities’ despicable tactics to obstruct public access to the courtroom, constituting severe violations of civil rights: deliberately “missing” queuing members during registration; arresting citizens for carrying Apple Daily keychains; forcing members of the public to leave the queue for media interviews, then using registration “mistakes” as pretext to deny their return to the queue; and providing extremely short notice of the sentencing date to catch the public off guard. All these measures serve as irrefutable evidence of attempts to prevent citizens from witnessing this political persecution. The principle of open justice has been utterly destroyed, and Hong Kong stands but one step away from secret trials.

This verdict once again confirms the complete bankruptcy of “One Country, Two Systems” and the total failure of civil rights guaranteed under the Basic Law. When journalism becomes grounds for conviction, when queuing for a public hearing becomes cause for arrest, when carrying a newspaper logo constitutes a crime, Hong Kong has become indistinguishable from authoritarian rule on the Mainland.

This Assembly calls upon the international community to:

1. Demand the Hong Kong Communist regime immediately release Jimmy Lai, all defendants in this trial, and all political prisoners in Hong Kong;

2. Continue monitoring and publicly condemning the rapid deterioration of human rights in Hong Kong;

3. Impose targeted sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on judges, prosecutors, and officials involved in this political persecution;

4. Provide asylum and support for persecuted Hong Kong journalists and civil society members.

Press freedom must never be strangled; political prisoners must be released. The Assembly of Citizens’ Representatives, Hong Kong shall continue to stand alongside overseas Hong Kong communities and international allies, fighting to the end for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong.

Assembly of Citizens’ Representatives, Hong Kong
Year 186 of the Founding of Hong Kong 
9^th February 2026