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澳门国安首案:民主派前议员区锦新被重判12年半
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澳门国安首案:民主派前议员区锦新被重判12年半

澳门初级法院裁定区锦新颠覆国家政权及违反保密罪成

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澳门前民主派立法会议员区锦新因被控颠覆国家政权及违反保密罪,被澳门初级法院判处12年半监禁。其家属及国际法律顾问谴责此为政治审判,人权观察则指该判决对澳门社会造成寒蝉效应。

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澳门于2009年完成基本法第23条立法,并于2023年修订,禁止危害国家安全行为。区锦新曾是澳门民主派组织新澳门学社成员,担任议员20年。

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现年69岁的澳门前民主派立法会议员区锦新去年7月30日被澳门警方以涉嫌向“境外反华组织”提供资料等理由拘捕。区锦新是澳门民主派组织新澳门学社创会成员,曾担任澳门立法会议员20年,至2021年不再参选。离开议会后,区锦新仍持续关注澳门政府的施政、民主发展、劳工权益及社会议题,多年来参与及举办悼念六四活动。

本周五,澳门初级法院宣判,区锦新“颠覆国家政权罪”、“与澳门特别行政区以外的组织、团体或个人建立联系作出危害国家安全的行为罪”和一项“违反保密罪”罪成,分别判监11年3个月、3年9个月及9个月。按照澳门《刑法典》数罪并罚规定,法院最后决定判处区锦新入狱12年半。

法院在判决新闻稿中称,区锦新在早前的闭门庭审中,对大部分基础事实没有异议,并称他“承认勾结和串通多个境外组织的事实行为构成犯罪” ,“并认同辩护律师为其辩护的意见”。法院还称,尽管嫌犯为初犯,且承认作出相当部分的犯罪事实,“惟其故意程度极高,有关犯罪的不法性程度及可能造成的后果均十分严重。

判决新闻稿中称,“区锦新长期亲身协助和配合境外敌对组织收集、预备及公然散布诸多明显充斥属于颠覆国家政权的政治主张以及属于虚假且明显有所歪曲的图片及资讯,借此勾连境外敌对组织的非法手段共谋煽动本澳居民对中央人民政府的仇恨,以图推翻、破坏《中华人民共和国宪法》所确立的国家根本制度,相关颠覆行为即使在《维护国家安全法》于2023年修订生效后仍然持续。” 此外,判决新闻稿指区锦新在2021年担任立法会议员期间,将涉及澳门赌牌续期的闭门会议秘密内容泄露予境外组织,符合“违反保密罪”。

澳门特区政府在法院宣判后发表声明,表示尊重及支持法院裁决,呼吁社会各界尊重法院裁决。

区锦新的妻子郑妙珊(Virginia Cheang)表示裁决不可接受并在一封公开信中谴责该案是政治审判。信中写道:“从闭门审判到公开宣判,这到底算什么?这是一场政治审判,是一场旨在羞辱人格、毫无根据的迫害。”

现居伦敦的区锦新的女儿区汉儿(Au Hon I)此前曾向美联社透露,家属聘请的律师无法在狱中会见区锦新,且家人已近一年无法与他进行任何交流。但法院表示,在法律程序进行期间,已指派一名经区锦新本人认可的律师为其提供代理,且他已行使了辩护权。法院还称准许其家属定期探视。

区锦新的国际法律顾问迈克尔·波拉克(Michael Polak)指出,作为葡萄牙公民的区锦新本不应因其非暴力的信念而遭到拘留;他敦促葡萄牙和欧盟要求允许区锦新离开澳门。

波拉克表示:“针对区先生的这些捏造指控所引发的一系列事件,根本称不上是真正意义上的审判或定罪;这让澳门无异于世界上那些最压迫的国家。”

人权观察(Human Rights Watch)在裁决后发表声明,指“澳门政府对民主派领袖区锦新的不公正检控和严厉判刑,对澳门所有和平批评政府的人士造成寒蝉效应。澳门打压民主派声音,是中国政府更广泛打压异议及基本自由的一环。”现任人权观察亚洲区副主任王松莲表示,区锦新遭受长时间审前羁押丶闭门审讯,以及选择代表律师的权利受到限制,显示案件的司法程序存在违反正当法律程序及公平审讯权利的问题。

由于区锦新拥有葡萄牙国籍(欧盟公民),欧盟对外行动署及欧洲议会去年8月发表决议谴责澳门当局的逮捕行动,称此举加剧了对中国澳门地区“政治多元化持续遭到侵蚀”的担忧。欧盟还重申,尊重人权和基本自由是《澳门基本法》和前葡萄牙殖民地所建立的“一国两制”原则的核心要素。

澳门曾是葡萄牙殖民地,1999年回归中国成为特别行政区。澳门拥有独立的政治和法律体系,也是中国境内唯一博彩业合法的城市。澳门当局于2009年为澳门基本法第23条完成立法,并于2023年完成修订。该法律条文规定,“澳门特别行政区应自行立法禁止任何叛国、分裂国家、煽动叛乱、颠覆中央人民政府及窃取国家机密的行为,禁止外国的政治性组织或团体在澳门特别行政区进行政治活动,禁止澳门特别行政区的政治性组织或团体与外国的政治性组织或团体建立联系。”

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