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Written by: Lu Jiayu Huang Diwen
2020-05-14 18:55
Date of last update: 2020-05-14 22:02On the evening of August 29 last year, a large number of demonstrators surrounded the Sham Shui Po Police Station. The police said that someone threw bricks at the police station and irradiated the police officers with laser light. Between the ages of 13 and 41, two men and one woman were charged last year with a crime of "participation in a riot". After investigation, the police charged 11 men and 3 women for "participation in the riot" and "possession of offensive weapons".
As of today (14th), the police arrested 8,337 people in anti-revision incidents, of which 1617 were prosecuted, of which 595 were charged with riots, 252 were charged with possession of offensive weapons, and 236 were involved in illegal assembly.
On August 29 last year, a large number of demonstrators surrounded the Sham Shui Po Police Station. The police arrested 18 people that night. (Profile picture)
A large number of demonstrators surrounded the Sham Shui Po Police Station that night. (Profile picture)
Lu Jiajin, chief inspector of the West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit, pointed out that the police are concerned about young people breaking the law. (Photo by Huang Diwen)
The police allege that of the 14 men and 4 women arrested, 2 men and 1 woman have each been charged with one count of "participation in the riot" on August 31 last year. Chief Inspector Lu Jiajin of the West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit said that after continuing investigations and studying evidence with the Department of Justice, the police believed that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute the remaining 15 persons for "participation in riots" and "possession of offensive weapons". 13 people refused to wait for investigation earlier. Police arrested 12 people and wanted a fugitive today. The West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit continued to follow up the investigation and pursue a fugitive man. The accused will appear in the Kowloon City Magistrates' Court on June 16.
Lu Jiajin pointed out that 12 of the 18 people arrested were reported as students, and 8 of them were under 18 years old. Lu Jiajin pointed out that the police are concerned about the crime of young people. Regardless of occupation and age, the police will prosecute the person with appropriate charges if there is evidence. .
8337 people have been arrested and 581 people have been accused of riots
In addition, on November 18 last year, the University of Science and Technology conflict, the police arrested 13 men and 2 women, of which 8 men and 2 women subsequently refused bail pending investigation, and 5 people were released on bail pending investigation. After investigation, the police today (14th) in Hong Kong A total of 7 men and 2 women were arrested in the districts, together with the 5 men on bail. The police temporarily prosecuted the 14 men and women aged 18 to 60 for a crime of "participation in riots", and 4 of them were charged with another " "Possession of tools for illegal purposes" crime, 1 person also charged with a crime of "possession of offensive weapons in public places".
Lu Zhenzhong, chief inspector of the Commercial Crime Investigation Branch, said that in the anti-amendment case, the police had arrested 8337 people this morning, of whom 1448 were involved in riots. Lu Zhi's law enforcement regardless of the background, occupation and identity of the person involved, the police will arrest if reasonably suspected, and will prosecute if there is sufficient evidence. Even if the arrested person refuses to be released on bail, it does not mean that he will not be prosecuted in the future. The police will continue to investigate every case professionally.
The police updated Facebook on the evening, saying that as of today, a total of 8337 people have been arrested in the anti-revision incident, of which 1617 were prosecuted, of which 595 were charged with riots, 252 were charged with possession of offensive weapons, and 236 were involved in illegal assembly.
Anti-revision example of fugitive ordinance demonstration riot