Politics
Written by: Chen Chuolan
2020-01-06 19:43
Last updated: 2020-01-06 19:43The FDC recently launched a New Year's Day demonstration during which banks and shops were damaged. Legislative Councilor Mao Mengjing said in a recent interview with British media Sky News that two undercover police officers disrupted the store on the day of the parade. The demonstrators immediately ran to the police defense line after being exposed. , Called "owner".
Police posted on Facebook today (6th) criticizing Mao Mengjing for disregarding facts, misleading, and irresponsible. He was strongly dissatisfied with this, and said that as a member of the Legislative Council, Mao Mengjing should work with the government to stop violence. Mao Mengjing responded that the day just quoted media reports.
Police today (6th) wrote on Facebook criticizing Mao Mengjing's allegations for being false. (Hong Kong Police Facebook screenshot)
Refers to Mao Mengjing as a reporter but gave false news
The letter of the police was named Guo Jiayu, Chief Superintendent of the Police Public Relations Division. It mentioned that Mao Mengjing had been a respected and experienced journalist. She should keep in mind the code of journalistic ethics and expressed disappointment at her choice to release obviously false information during a live interview.
The letter stated that Mao Mengjing's allegations against the undercover police officer were disregarding facts, misleading and irresponsible, stressing that on the day of the march, social media and press releases had been used to clarify that the police officers had not damaged the bank, and reiterated that they did not Police officers damaged the shop.
Mao Mengjing: Quoting media reports
Mao Mengjing responded that she used words such as "suspect" in the interview. She did not mention the name of the shop during the interview, nor could she retrieve the content of the interview online afterwards. The police did not quote her content in the letter. . She said that more than two news media reported the incident on New Year's Day. Among them, citizens mentioned that persons suspected of sabotage rushed to the police and claimed to be "own".
Mao Mengjing criticized the police for calling on her as a member of the Legislative Council to join forces with the government to stop riots, stressing that administrative legislation should check and balance each other.
Mao Mengjing. (Profile picture)
FNL has claimed that masked people damaged the building
On the day of the New Year's Day parade, the organizer's Civil Human Rights Front quoted witnesses as saying that two masked men left the glass in the lobby of China Life Building and left. They passed by the riot police and shouted "their own". The riot police did not take any action; Demonstrators at CityU ’s "City Radio" asked, "Are you hand-footed?" The other party did not respond. The demonstrators then asked, "Are you a black police officer?" The other party left immediately.
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Mao Mengjing Police Force New Year's Day Parade Legislative Council