In the 21 July Yuen Long attack, Lam and six other people were charged with 'riots.' The prosecution pointed out that Lam had instructed the people in black, "Everyone prays for nothing, and withstand the canal (the people in white)", and called on the citizens on the platform to "hold up the canal with helpers to stand up," adding insulting words. Provoking people in white, thus constituting a riot. At the same time, he pointed out that Lam ignored the police's advice and insisted on walking into Yuen Long. All the defendants stated that they understood the charges and were granted bail with HK$3,000 to HK$10,000 cash and sureties. They were not allowed to leave Hong Kong. They had to surrender their travel documents and report to the police station. The prosecution stated that because there were still 20 people at large in the case, it requested that the case be postponed pending further investigation by the police. The judge adjourned the hearing until 12 October. Lam criticized the current prosecution as the Carrie Lam regime's loss of basic human conscience, political persecution, ugly and evil; Hui described the current prosecution as "unnecessarily guilty" and emphasized that protecting the public is its bounden duty.