Burst
Written by: Deng Haixing
2019-12-21 01:53
Last updated: 2019-12-21 03:35Five months before the Spark Alliance case and the 7.21 incident, demonstrations broke out in multiple regions. A 19-year-old youth fired back at the scene during his duty at Tsui Ping Garden in Tai Po last night (20th) and was arrested on the spot. Police said that the arrested youth was involved in a Tibetan gun case last year. Because of violation of the bail conditions, the police launched an operation based on intelligence. After the incident, the AP-15 rifle, P80 pistol and more than 250 rounds were also seized at the suspect unit. Related to sports. But how to determine the use of firearms before and after the anti-revision legislation, the police said that it was intelligence-led and that the case had entered judicial proceedings a year ago.
At 2 am today (21st), Senior Crime Superintendent Li Guihua of Organized Crime and Triad Investigation Division (O Record), together with Superintendent Yang Yaozong and Chief Inspector Liu Yunda, explained the case to the media. Li Guihua pointed out that at about 9:21 last night, the police led the intelligence to find a 19-year-old target youth at the crime scene. During the interrogation, the youth showed a semi-automatic pistol from his waist and developed a shot. Fortunately he didn't hit anyone and he was subdued on the spot.
The police later held a search warrant and returned the suspect to a unit in Cuiping Garden for search. A long-range rifle was seized, including an AR-15 rifle and 211 rounds, of which 61 were in a ring-shaped fast-acting bomber; P80 was also seized. Semi-automatic rifle with 44 hollow bullets. Li Guihua pointed out that after preliminary appraisal by the ordnance experts, all the relevant firearms were available and in good performance; and in accordance with the information received by the police, it was believed that the relevant firearms were used in recent assemblies, including attempts to hurt police officers.
Organized Crime and Triad Investigation Division (O Record) Senior Superintendent Li Guihua (middle), Joint Superintendent Yang Yaozong (left) and Chief Inspector Liu Yunda (right) explained the incident. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
Li continued that the arrested young man was arrested on December 31, 2018 by O as "illegal possession of firearms", and later returned to the Correctional Services Department and released on bail on February 28 this year, but this month The bail conditions were breached on the 8th, and the police began operations yesterday based on intelligence. Asked how the police did not have an anti-revision campaign a year ago, how the police determined that the use of firearms was related to it, Li Guihua pointed out that the police intelligence was leading, and the case a year ago has entered judicial proceedings, so it is inconvenient to comment, but no news was received. Related to robbery.
Regarding the large number of real guns seized in the case, Li Guihua said that Hong Kong is currently unable to buy guns and the suspects do not have relevant licenses. They are investigating how the batch of firearms flowed into Hong Kong and will also know whether the suspects "split" or "dismantled" the guns. Li Guihua also criticized that after the incident, onlookers clamored and obstructed the police. It was very dangerous. For their own safety, they called on the public to leave as soon as possible if they encountered similar incidents.
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