[Fugitives Regulations] has criticized the lack of investigative powers Wall Street Journal: Overseas experts of the Fifth Supervisory Police Commission resign

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Written by: Xiaobin Bin

2019-12-11 09:37

The IPCC had previously invited five international experts to help review police operations, but one of them, Clifford Stott, earlier published a panel statement on Twitter, criticizing the IPCC for its lack of independent investigative capabilities. The Wall Street Journal reported today (11th) that the international expert group decided to resign.

The report quoted the International Expert Group as saying that the IPCC lacked sufficient investigative powers to meet the expectations of Hong Kong citizens. The Group could not coordinate with the IPCC to effectively support the research report, so the Group decided to resign.

The IPCC has an international expert team of five members to assist in reviewing the relevant police work and procedures of anti-revision legislation in Hong Kong. (Photo / Photo by Yu Junliang)

The report quoted Clifford Stott as saying they suggested that the IPCC should be empowered to summon and protect witnesses, collect evidence, and more. The report also stated that the expert group believes that the credible report of the police and police committee is very important, especially when the government has not clearly stated whether to establish an independent investigation committee.

"Hong Kong 01" has made enquiries with the IPCC and the Chief Executive's Office regarding the report and is awaiting a reply.

The five chairmen of the IPCC Panel are Sir Denis O'Connor, former Chief Inspector of the Queen's Police Inspectorate. The remaining members include: Judge Colin Doherty, Chairman of the Independent Investigation of Police Conduct in New Zealand, and Law Enforcement and Operations in New South Wales, Australia. Hon Michael F Adams QC, Director of the Commission, Professor Clifford Stott, Dean of the Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Keele, UK, and Gerry McNeilly, former Chairman of the Canadian Citizens' Law Enforcement Association.

One of the experts of the IPCC, Professor Clifford Stott, pointed out that the IPCC's investigative powers are insufficient and must be investigated in depth by an independent agency. (Screenshot of Clifford Stott twitter avatar)

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