HK artist behind 'Freedom' Graffiti again charged with criminal damage

A street artist in Hong Kong, who was previously convicted of the word “freedom” in the city, was again charged with spray bales of the same Chinese characters at the beginning of this year.

The 41-year-old Chan King-Fai, who was in front of the courts of the Eastern Magistrate on Wednesday, was granted with a deposit of $ 12,500 HK $ deposit and had postponed his next court appearance to April 30.

Chan, who was identified as a “street artist” in court, was charged with 20 cases of criminal damage to mark the Chinese characters for “freedom” in connection with dollar signs near Central and Shung, as the court heard.

According to a court document, Chan allegedly damaged walls, roofing, advertising supply committees, Horten, Hawker stands and electricians, the various companies, shops and the government of Hong Kong between January 5 and February 5 of this year “without sorry” without a legal apology “.

He had supposedly done this on 20 separate occasions, “with the intention of damaging or being ruthless whether ownership is damaged or not,” was the document.

Second arrest

Chan was arrested the second time on January 27th after a police examination, the police said in Media.

Previously, he was arrested in February 2023 to mark objects such as buildings, shops, safety boxes, bridges and private vehicles all over the city between January and February of this year.

In December 2023, Chan was sentenced to a one -year proposal to mark the word “freedom” in Hong Kong about 130 times after he had approved 20 cases of criminal damage and told the police that the graffiti was a response to financial pressure.

The graffiti was also an emotional omission, which enabled him to express the importance of financial freedom, he told the court a month before his conviction.

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