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[Fugitives Regulations] Wall Street Journal: Overseas Experts of the Fifth Supervisory Police Commission Resign

2019-12-11T03:44:02.321Z


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 Supervisory Committee responded that members of the expert group are eager to keep in touch. After the completion of the first-phase report, review the way forward according to the development and needs of the situation, and then negotiate appropriate arrangements in the future.


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Written by: Xiaobin Zheng and Qiu Ling

2019-12-11 09:37

Last updated: 2019-12-11 11:36

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 Supervisory Committee responded that members of the expert group are eager to keep in touch. After the completion of the first-phase report, review the way forward according to the development and needs of the situation, and then negotiate appropriate arrangements in the future.

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)

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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.

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 New Zealand Police Conduct Independent Inquiry, and Law Enforcement and Action Committee of New South Wales, Australia. Director Hon Michael F Adams QC, Professor Clifford Stott, Dean of the Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Kiel, UK, and Gerry McNeilly, former chairman of the Canadian Citizenship and 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)

IPCC: happy to see members of expert group expect to stay in touch

The IPCC responded that it was very grateful for the participation and suggestions of the expert group. Considering that the first-stage report was intended to state the facts and the time was short, it decided to consider the recommendations of the expert group carefully when writing the report, and will do everything in its power to The public submitted "the first stage report on the fairness and truth of the incident." The Supervisory Committee stated that members of the expert group are eager to keep in touch. After the first-phase report is completed, they will review the way forward according to the development and needs of the situation and negotiate appropriate arrangements in the future.

Regarding the opinion on the investigative powers of the IPCC, the Chairman Liang Dingbang responded, "The IPCC understands that under the current circumstances, the conference has no investigative powers. Therefore, the review and support have been sought from the Chief Executive and the Commissioner of Police. Nonetheless, the party must carry out this work in accordance with the existing IPCC Ordinance, so as to make recommendations to the police for improvement and assist in reviewing related complaints. To revise the current Regulation, the public and stakeholders must be obtained Consensus and must follow legal procedures. "

Further reading: The IPCC responded that after the first-phase report is submitted or the road is reviewed

The IPCC responded that after meeting with the expert group in early November 2019 and listening to the expert group's opinions on writing the special review work report, the meeting also held meetings to review the process on November 13 and December 3, respectively. .

The IPCC has considered the work progress of the task force, the recommendations of the expert group, and the review work report. After the schedule originally announced in early 2020, the review and review will cover large-scale public event events that have attracted widespread attention after July 2, The clashes occurred on July 21, August 11, and August 31, including the procedures for handling the arrested persons at the New House Ridge Detention Center on August 11 and so on. The party also instructed the ad hoc group to consider the recommendations of the expert group together to focus on the first phase of the report on the events of June 9, 2019, June 12, and July 1. It is hoped that this report will assist the Hong Kong society, the SAR Government and the police to jointly formulate directions and plans for the future.

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【Legislative Council. Live Broadcast] The Legislative Council today resumed the IPCC's International Expert Group to resign into focus

Review the work direction as needed after completing the first stage report

The IPCC stated that it is very grateful for the participation and suggestions of the expert group. Considering that the first phase of the report was intended to state the facts and the time is short, it decided to consider the recommendations of the expert group carefully when writing the report and will do its best to make it available to the public Submit "First Stage Report on Fairness and Justice, Facts of the Incident". The meeting also welcomed the members of the expert group to keep in touch. After the first phase of the report is completed, they will review the way forward according to the development and needs of the situation, and then negotiate appropriate arrangements in the future.

Chairman Liang Dingbang: understand that there is no investigative power

Regarding the opinion of the IPCC on its investigative powers, Chairman Liang Dingbang said: "The IPCC understands that under the current circumstances, the party has no investigative powers. Therefore, the review has been supported and supported by the Chief Executive and the Commissioner of Police. In this way, the party must carry out this work in accordance with the current IPCC Regulations, so as to make recommendations to the police for improvement and assist in reviewing related complaints. If the current Regulations need to be amended, it must be obtained from the public and stakeholders. Consensus and must follow legal procedures. "

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