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Written by: Li Jingshan
2020-06-07 14:50
Date of last update: 2020-06-07 17:06The 9.29 anti-totalitarian march last year turned into a clash between the police and the police. The police re-arrested three men in various districts this morning for alleged anti-revision movement demonstrations. One of them was charged with rioting. In addition, the police allege that in the afternoon of August 31 last year, a protester blocked a road in Wan Chai. A 25-year-old local man and a 20-year-old local woman were arrested again. The male arrested person was charged with involvement in the riot. Five people will appear in the Eastern Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (8th).
In a multi-regional demonstration on Hong Kong Island on September 29 last year, three men aged between 19 and 24 were arrested when they were dispersed by the police. The three subsequently refused to be released for investigation and were temporarily released. After further investigation and legal advice, the police arrested the three men in Kwai Chung, Sheung Shui and Kwun Tong districts this (7th) morning.
Among the three arrested men, a 19-year-old man was charged with one count of “illegal assembly”; a 21-year-old man was charged with one count of “participation in rioting”, one count of “attacking the police”, and one count of “hidden possession” The crime of offensive weapon, a crime of "possession of any object intended to destroy or damage property" and a crime of "unlicensed possession of radio communication equipment"; a 24-year-old man was charged with a crime of "illegal assembly" and A crime of "possession of offensive weapons". The case will appear in the Eastern Magistrates' Court tomorrow (8th).
On August 31 last year, the police arrested demonstrators in Wan Chai. (Profile picture)
In addition, on the afternoon of August 31 last year, demonstrators blocked a road in Wan Chai. A 25-year-old local man and a 20-year-old local woman were arrested when they were dispersed by the police. The two men and women subsequently refused bail pending investigation and were temporarily released. After further investigation and legal advice, the police arrested the two men and women in Sham Shui Po and Sha Tin districts this (7th) morning.
The arrested man was charged with one "participation in riot" and one "unlicensed possession of radio communication equipment"; the arrested woman was charged with one "participation in riot" and one "possession of assault weapon" "crime. The case will appear in the Eastern Magistrates' Court tomorrow (8th).
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