Hong Kong lawmaker asks whether accused Wong Yuk-man is threatening him in court
Tense exchanges take place as radical legislator cross-examines pro-establishment colleague in trial over a glass thrown at the chief executive
A pro-establishment legislator cross-examined by radical lawmaker Wong Yuk-man – a self-proclaimed pioneer of filibustering – asked a court on Thursday whether it would constitute a threat if Wong told him he would be grilled “slowly”.
Wong Ting-kwong, a lawmaker from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, expressed his concern in Eastern Court when he was probed by Wong Yuk-man, who is on trial for allegedly throwing a glass at Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in 2014.
The court previously heard that paper stars and scraps of paper were flung at Leung during a question-and-answer session in the Legislative Council on July 3, 2014. A glass landed behind him.
Conducting his own defence on Thursday, Wong Yuk-man asked if the DAB lawmaker – who was present at the time – knew which items were thrown first. “You are trying to nitpick,” the witness replied.
The radical lawmaker, who told the court on Wednesday that he introduced filibustering to Legco, then said he would question the witness at a slow pace.
