辯方今日(9日)於庭上展示黎智英與反華組織香港監(jiān)察(Hong Kong Watch)創(chuàng)辦人羅傑斯(Benedict Rogers)於2020年7月3日的Signal對(duì)話記錄,當(dāng)中顯示羅向黎轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)數(shù)則關(guān)於香港國(guó)安法的祈禱呼籲,以及《蘋果》新聞的連結(jié);黎回覆指中國(guó)在香港實(shí)施國(guó)安法令國(guó)際社會(huì)連成一線,並同責(zé)備中國(guó),並希望能產(chǎn)生實(shí)際的影響(This is wonderful indeed…No issue CCP imposed in HK has united the international community in censuring China like the National Security Law…I hope I'll eventually have effect on its actually exercise here)。當(dāng)被問(wèn)及「希望能產(chǎn)生實(shí)際的影響」此番言論的含意時(shí),黎稱希望國(guó)際的譴責(zé)可降低國(guó)安法在港實(shí)施的成效。
辯方遂就黎與羅傑斯的關(guān)係展開提問(wèn),再次向黎詢問(wèn)是否知悉羅傑斯與「對(duì)華政策跨國(guó)議會(huì)聯(lián)盟」(IPAC)的關(guān)連,黎再度否認(rèn)知悉兩者關(guān)係,亦稱當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)IPAC沒(méi)有認(rèn)知。辯方續(xù)展示一則IPAC Twitter賬戶於2020年8月14日發(fā)布的推文,內(nèi)容包含「writers #IPAC advisor @benedictrogers」的標(biāo)籤,並附有一則《蘋果日?qǐng)?bào)》英文版報(bào)道的連結(jié),而該推文更獲黎個(gè)人Twitter賬戶轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)。
法官杜麗冰問(wèn)黎對(duì)轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)推文中提及羅傑斯為IPAC顧問(wèn)的內(nèi)容是否認(rèn)知,黎辯稱這是由李兆富協(xié)助轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)的,杜官隨即質(zhì)疑黎對(duì)自己賬戶的推文內(nèi)容竟無(wú)認(rèn)知,黎稱大部分其Twitter轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)的推文他都只是「?一下」,又指「即使我有睇過(guò)個(gè)推文但都未有留意IPAC呢部分?!?/p>
法官李運(yùn)騰關(guān)注黎經(jīng)常指其個(gè)人Twitter賬戶中部分內(nèi)容是黎親自草擬,而其他亦有部分是李兆富自行發(fā)帖,詢問(wèn)黎如何區(qū)分推文是由李兆富抑或黎本人撰寫。黎承認(rèn)對(duì)讀者而言,所有經(jīng)由其賬戶發(fā)布的帖文均屬於他撰寫,因此他需要為此負(fù)責(zé)(because to my reader every one of my tweet is same to them it's mine i'm responsible)。
法官李素蘭隨即再質(zhì)疑指既然黎同意要為自己所有Twitter帖文負(fù)責(zé),「但轉(zhuǎn)頭你又話你無(wú)聽過(guò)IPAC?」(so Mr. Lai as you said you are responsible for your tweet you could have easily say something, later about ipac and what you turn around and say you never heard of them?)