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法院今日宣布六人的判刑从21个月至8年不等。法院同意将服刑日期延至明年1月11日。

Sentences ranging from 21 months to 8 years were delivered this afternoon for the six. Judge agrees to defer the start date to Jan 11 next year.

21 Oct 2015 – Summary of CHC hearing.

While the verdict pronounced by the court today was disappointing to many, members are assured by the leadership team and church board that have been helming CHC the last three years.

15 Sep 2015 – Summary of CHC hearing.

Today’s hearing concludes the submissions from both defense and prosecution.

资深律师唐振辉表示，法院还未考虑检方每项证据的完整语境之前，不可对被告的思想状态做出推断。

The court cannot be asked to draw inferences about the accused parties’ state of mind without considering the full context of each piece of the prosecution’s evidence, said Senior Counsel Edwin Tong.