CY Leung labelled a crook by lawmaker accused of throwing glass at Hong Kong’s top official
Wong Yuk-man claims its his job as opposition lawmaker to insult chief executive to give him and public wake-up call on bad governance
An outgoing Hong Kong lawmaker slammed Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in court on Monday, calling him a vindictive person with “no friends in the city”, as he attempted to discredit the man accusing him of assault.
Mounting his own defence in a trial that saw Hong Kong’s top official take the witness stand for the first time, pan-democrat lawmaker Wong Yuk-man denied aiming at Leung when he allegedly threw a glass during a question-and-answer session in the Legislative Council chamber on July 3, 2014.
“It was thrown in the direction of the seat of the president,” Wong told Eastern Court.
Wong claimed he was merely trying to splash water on his opposition when the glass slipped out of his right during a struggle with security guards.
Leung testified earlier that he was in shock and feared a second attack.
Wong accused Leung of using his position to interfere with the legislative, executive and judicial branches since taking office.
“He is a crook,” Wong said. “Since he has had the power, he has targeted me.
