Update | Hong Kong’s chief executive didn’t flinch when glass shattered, court told
Lawmaker Wong Yuk-man questions Leung Chun-ying’s claim that he was left in a state of shock during the alleged assault in Legco chamber
A radical lawmaker accused of assaulting Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying told a court on Friday that the city’s leader gave no physical reaction when a glass the lawmaker allegedly threw broke behind him, despite claiming he was shocked by a shattering noise.
In the unprecedented trial, in which Leung appeared as a prosecution witness, Wong Yuk-man told Eastern Court that video footage showed Leung “stood as still as a plank” in the Legislative Council chamber while he was allegedly assaulted.
“You stood there for a full minute and a half,” Wong, who conducted his own defence, said as he cross-examined Leung for a third and final day.
Wong said the chief executive did not turn around to check if there were glass fragments even though he claimed to have been in shock when the glass broke.
The 64-year-old lawmaker allegedly threw a glass in the chief executive’s direction on July 3, 2014. It landed behind Leung, who was speaking in a Legco question-and-answer session.
Wong has denied one count of common assault. He played several video clips to the court yesterday to back up his cross-examination of the chief executive.
