Youth accused of shooting plainclothes police: arrested by flashlight, involved in assault, possession of offensive weapons

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Written by: Ling Yide

2020-01-14 19:27

At about 3 pm today, a young man was arrested by two plainclothes police officers while suspected of using a cell phone to shoot a restaurant "stewardess beef rice" in the food court on the 8th floor of West Kowloon Centre in Sham Shui Po. A video was circulated online. After a young man took a photo with a mobile phone, a police officer in plain clothes stated that "the court has issued a lawsuit. If you take a photo of me, you violate my privacy." Then the young man was taken away. Li Wenhao, a member of the Changsha Bay District, quoted police officers in plain clothes saying that the youth had been arrested for "misconduct in public places". Police responded to enquiries and stated that a plainclothes police officer in Sham Shui Po West Kowloon Centre was illuminated by a man with a flashlight. Two plainclothes police officers seized a torch with a length of about 18 cm and parts of the flashlight. The man was arrested for "general attack" and "possession of offensive weapons".

Plain-clothed police officer arrested youth after:

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Citizens question "no one knows you are a police officer"

According to online clips, the young man was suspected to have been taken by two plainclothes police to investigate after the shooting. The youth said that "the photo was won?" The citizens present asked the plainclothes police officer to show the certificate of appointment. The plainclothes police said that they "performed tight duties." The arrested youth asked "Is there something wrong with the film?" Want to take a picture of me? The court has proclaimed that if you take a picture of me, it is a violation of my privacy. The arrested young man immediately showed the photo he took and said "I take a photo of you tightly?" "I", the public at the scene scolded "No one knows that you are a police officer" plainclothes police officer. Then he showed the credentials to the citizens and the arrested. "The credentials have been produced, and I converted to my family to perform tight duties." The plainclothes police warned the arrested not to wait for the opportunity to escape, and stated that they needed to control the arrested and failed to show their warrant of appointment.

Another clip showed that the two plainclothes police officers said they would detain the identity card of the arrested youth until the identity of the police station was checked. The onlookers questioned the arrest of the youth. The plainclothes police said "I have something to do". The public responded He said, "Do you want to take the Qufan Pavilion?" The plainclothes policeman later said, "I need to explain to you."

Police: Men's flashlight shines on plainclothes police

Police said that at about 3 pm today (14th), a plainclothes police officer was irradiated with a torch by a man at a restaurant in Qinzhou Street, Sham Shui Po. Two duty officers on the scene then identified and took the name The 23-year-old man named He went to the police station to assist the investigation. A torch and parts of about 18 cm in length were seized on the man. After preliminary investigations, the man was arrested for "general assault" and "possession of offensive weapons". The case was followed up by the Second Squad of West Kowloon Region. The arrested man is being detained for investigation. He later claimed to be unwell and was awake to Caritas Medical Centre for examination.

Young father arrested: child reportedly snuffled and lowered by police

After learning about the incident, Li Wenhao, a member of the Changsha Bay District Council, rushed to the West Kowloon Centre to learn about the incident. He stated that two plainclothes policemen had laid an ambush in the food court earlier, and quoted two plainclothes policemen as saying that the youth were involved in "public local behavior "Unchecked" was arrested. At present, barrister Liu Weicong has entered the police station to assist the arrested youth. The arrested father is also waiting for his son outside the Sham Shui Po Police Station. He claimed that the arrested person was about 22 years old and was studying at the Open University. The father of the arrested person stated that his son had called out at the police station and reported that he was beaten (nose) and (lower body) with fists at the police station.

The big picture: the injunction has not been rigorous enough

In response to the "bottom" of police officers and their families, the Department of Justice and the Commissioner of Police have entered the High Court, prohibiting anyone from unlawfully disclosing personal information of police officers and their families, including residential addresses, social media accounts and photos. The court granted an interim injunction for this. Barrister Lu Weixiong said that whether the shooting of the police officer violated the prohibition order depends on whether the young man knew whether the subject was a police officer at the time of the shooting or only afterwards. If the subject did not know that the person was a police officer, It may not constitute an injunction; if the victim learns that the person concerned is a police officer, he still needs to know the purpose of his shooting. If he was only shooting the scene environment at that time, he just took the police officer into the mirror instead of intentionally filming the relevant Police officers and publishing photos were not the original intent of the restraining order. They believed that the restraining order was "not rigorous enough to take photos." However, in recent months, the law enforcement situation of plainclothes police officers has appeared from time to time during the demonstration conflict. Lu pointed out that if the citizens present photographed and posted police officers to confirm their identity, they would meet the conditions for issuing personal information of the police officers in the injunction order and have the opportunity to violate the prohibition. make.

Lu Weixiong also pointed out that violation of the injunction order is contempt of court. Police officers are entitled to arrest if they suspect that they have violated the injunction order. Regarding the district councilor's quote that the youth was arrested for "misconduct in public places", Lu Weixiong believed that the police officer only used a The arrest was made in the name, but it may not necessarily be a crime in the end. It also means that after the arrest investigation, the police officer needs to release the crime if it does not constitute a crime.

Temporary injunction prevents "bottom"

The injunction prohibits anyone from illegally and intentionally:

(a) use, post, communicate or disclose to others without the consent of the person concerned and at the same time intentional or likely to intimidate, harass, threaten or annoy the person concerned is a police officer, a special police officer, his spouse and / Personal data of members of their family (ie parents, children or siblings), including but not limited to their name, title, residential address, office address, school address, email address, date of birth, telephone number, Hong Kong identity card number Or any other official identification document number, Facebook account ID, Instagram account ID, license plate number and any photographs of police officers, special police officers, their spouse and / or their family members.

(b) intimidate, harass, threaten or annoy any police officer, special police officer, his spouse and / or a member of his or her family.

(c) assist, cause, counsel, procure, instigate, incite, assist, abet, or authorize others to do any of the foregoing or to participate in any of the foregoing.

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