香港法院以煽动颠覆罪判处三名前支联会领袖5至7年监禁Hong Kong Courts Sentence Three Tiananmen Vigil Leaders to Prison

西九龙裁判法院的三名指定法官在宣判时，明确了三名被告的量刑考量与认罪减刑差异。被定罪的被告最高面临10年监禁。41岁的人权律师邹幸彤与69岁的前立法会议员李卓人自2021年被起诉以来一直处于羁押状态，二人均选择不认罪并在定罪后请求减刑，法庭最终分别判处邹幸彤7年3个月监禁、李卓人7年监禁。

The sentencing delivered by three government-appointed judges at West Kowloon Court laid out specific terms for the three defendants, who had faced a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison. Human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung, 41, and former lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, both entered not-guilty pleas and had remained in continuous custody since being charged in September 2021. Following their conviction, both sought reduced sentences before the court handed Chow seven years and three months and Lee seven years.

现年74岁的前立法会议员何俊仁此前在1月选择认罪。法官依据其认罪态度给予了刑期扣减，最终判处其5年2个月监禁。同案被裁定罪名成立的支联会实体组织，虽已解散，仍被处以150万港元（折合约19万至19.13万美元）的罚款。三名被告此前为该组织核心成员，该组织曾连续三十年举办悼念1989年六四事件的维园烛光晚会。

Veteran pro-democracy lawmaker Albert Ho, 74, pleaded guilty in January, securing a mitigated term of five years and two months in prison. The court also ordered the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the disbanded entity behind three decades of annual candlelight vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, to pay a fine of HK$1.5 million (equivalent to approximately $190,000 to $191,300).

案件的核心争议集中于支联会长期主张的政治口号。三名指定法官在裁决中指出，支联会提出的“结束一党专政”口号，构成了以非法手段煽动颠覆国家政权并削弱中国共产党领导地位的违法行为。检方在诉讼过程中主张，中国宪法确立了执政党的领导核心，而法庭摘要认定被告在动荡的社会氛围中通过各类活动与社交媒体传播了颠覆性信息。

The central focus of the prosecution revolved around the longstanding political slogans promoted by the Hong Kong Alliance. The three designated judges ruled that the organization's core call to "end one-party dictatorship" constituted an unlawful attempt to incite the subversion of state power and undermine the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. During proceedings, prosecutors maintained that the Chinese constitution guarantees the primacy of the ruling party, while judicial summaries stated that the defendants disseminated subversive messages across various public activities and social media during an unsettled social climate.

审讯自2026年1月正式启动，法庭于8月21日裁定罪名成立。自行答辩的人权律师邹幸彤在5月庭审中曾反驳称，受审的实为法律本身；李卓人与邹幸彤均坚称支联会从未号召公众从事任何非法行为，并辩称自身行为属于受法律保障的言论自由范畴。法官驳回了被告关于主观认为自身行为合法的抗辩理由，认定相关口号与活动已超出合法界限。

The trial commenced in January 2026 before reaching a conviction on August 21. Representing herself during the May hearings, Chow Hang-tung argued to the court that the law itself was on trial. Both Chow and Lee Cheuk-yan insisted that the Alliance had never encouraged unlawful conduct and maintained that their public activities fell under protected speech. However, the trial judges rejected the defense argument that the activists believed they operated within legal boundaries, concluding that their actions crossed the threshold into unlawful incitement.

在开庭宣判时，现场旁听席坐满民众。邹幸彤与李卓人入庭后微笑着向旁听席致意，何俊仁则神情严肃。法庭宣读刑期后，李卓人在被押离被告席时做出祈祷姿态，邹幸彤则向旁听民众送飞吻，并高举双臂挥手致意。

Inside the packed courtroom as proceedings commenced, Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan stood and smiled toward the public gallery, while Albert Ho maintained a serious expression. Following the announcement of the penalties, Lee appeared to pray as officers escorted him from the dock, while Chow blew a kiss to observers in the public gallery and raised both arms to wave.

李卓人的妻子邓燕娥在法庭外向记者表示，李卓人已对最坏结果做好准备，神情保持平静，并明确表示将针对判决结果提出上诉。邓燕娥同时指出判决难以令人接受，认为这对曾参与或支持烛光集会的广大群体也是一种惩罚。

Outside the court, Lee's wife Elizabeth Tang told reporters that her husband had anticipated the worst outcome, remained calm, and intended to lodge an appeal against the ruling. Tang stated that the decision was very hard to accept and described the sentences as a broader punishment for the millions of people who had attended or supported the annual candlelight vigils.

邹幸彤的母亲在法院外向支持者喊话，呼吁大家不要过度悲伤、不要气馁，更不要感到内疚，并表示审判将相关历史记录载入了法庭档案。邹幸彤此前在社交平台发表声明表示，若追求民主被视作违法，自己宁可承担罪名，也不愿背弃良知。

Chow's mother, Medina Chow Lau Wah-chun, addressed supporters outside the courthouse, urging them not to feel overly saddened, disheartened, or guilty, while noting that the legal proceedings had placed historical accounts into official court records. In a pre-sentencing statement published on her Patreon page, Chow wrote that if pursuing democracy makes her a criminal under a law that cannot accommodate her beliefs, she would rather be a criminal than betray her conscience.

判决结果公布后，联合国、多国政府及国际人权组织发表声明批评裁决。美国助理国务卿赖利·巴恩斯在社交平台上表示，六四烛光集会仅在于铭记历史并悼念逝者。德国与法国在8月罪名成立时曾发表声明指出，和平倡导人权不构成犯罪，邹幸彤曾于2023年获得法德人权奖。中国官方则强调国安法对于维护香港稳定至关重要。

Following the sentencing, the United Nations, foreign governments, and rights organizations issued statements criticizing the convictions. US Assistant Secretary of State Riley Barnes stated on social media that the Tiananmen vigils sought only to remember the past and honor the lives lost in that assault. Germany and France, in a joint position following the August convictions, stated that peaceful advocacy for human rights does not constitute a crime, noting that Chow Hang-tung received the Franco-German Human Rights Award in 2023. Chinese authorities maintained that the national security law remains necessary to preserve stability in the territory.

国际特赦组织副区域总监莎拉·布鲁克斯指出，该判决对受惩罚的活动人士、六四幸存者与死难者，以及被剥夺讨论重要历史事件空间的香港公众构成了打击。维园烛光晚会自1989年起连续举办三十年，曾是中国土地上唯一大规模公开悼念六四事件的集会；香港当局于2020年以疫情防控为由禁止举办后，该集会未再恢复，同案相关民间组织随后相继解散。

Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks described the prison terms as a triple tragedy for the penalized activists, the victims and survivors of the 1989 crackdown, and Hong Kong residents denied public space to discuss historical events. For three decades, the Victoria Park gathering served as the sole large-scale public commemoration of the crackdown on Chinese soil, drawing tens of thousands of participants each year. Hong Kong authorities barred the annual event in 2020 citing coronavirus health regulations, and the vigils were never resumed before civil society groups dissolved.