right to silence 緘默權

right to silence
繁:緘默權
简:沉默权

有義務大律師批評警方在示威現場大規模濫捕,有出席集會的女生因被搜出3包生理鹽水,被指可用作製造汽油彈被捕,最終獲無條件釋放;該大律師又稱有警員疑侵犯被捕者的緘默權,有青年被警誡後不發一言而被毆打、被人用雷射筆照眼及脫去褲子。

生理鹽水被指汽油彈材料 大狀批評大規模濫捕 示威拘捕人數倍增 檢控率17%(2019年11月4日)。明報,取自https://news.mingpao.com/pns/要聞/article/20191104/s00001/1572805282182/

The young woman said that, although she could imagine it becoming “an indecent scene” on the news, she “did not even shed a tear” and calmly exercised her right to silence after being arrested.

Hong Kong police tear skirt, underwear off female protester, sparking public wrath. (2019, August 6). Taiwan News. Retrieved from https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3759806