11 Sept 2017
律政司司長 對 梁曉暘及另十二人
- Citation
- 律政司司長 對 梁曉暘及另十二人
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR3/2016
Where participants in an illegal assembly deliberately and violently assault the Legislative Council building during committee proceedings, causing significant damage and injury, the offence is aggravated and requires an immediate custodial sentence with a significant deterrent element; the trial judge erred in substituting community service for imprisonment in the absence of very exceptional circumstances.