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Chen Longsheng Arrested | Chen Longsheng arrived at Mong Kok Police Station and revealed that he was worried that his trip to the UK would be blocked in court this week

2022-09-19T08:38:31.379Z


The chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, Chen Longsheng, was arrested on the 7th of this month during an interview with the owners of Long Ping Village. Chen Langsheng said on his personal fb that he was notified by the police and asked him to go to the Mong Kok police station today.


The chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, Chen Longsheng, was arrested on the 7th of this month during an interview with the owners of Long Ping Village.

Chen Langsheng said on his personal FB that he received a notice from the police asking him to go to the Mong Kok Police Station today, and the police would formally charge him.

The source said he was charged with "obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duties (obstructing the work of police officers)".


Chen Langsheng arrived at the Mong Kok Police Station at about 3 pm and argued with the police about the arrangement of the press area in front of the door.

Later in an interview, he said that he received a phone call from the police at 12 noon and that he would be formally charged, but he did not explain the crime, but he initially believed that it was related to his arrest during an interview at the MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on the 7th of this month.

The police said that he would not be detained and that he did not need to make a statement. He is expected to leave today and appear in court this week. "The original report was scheduled to be on the 21st on Wednesday, but the police had already proposed to prosecute him, and they are all responsible. Speak."


He expects to apply for bail to a magistrate, but it will be up to the magistrate to decide.

If he is not allowed to leave the country, it is expected that boarding the plane to go to the Reuters Institute of Oxford University to participate in the Scholars Program on September 22 will be blocked. The final arrangement depends on the development of the situation. He believes that it is "ridiculous" that he cannot go to the UK due to the case. Received support from Oxford for its situation.


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Chen Langsheng is currently the deputy interview director of the online media Channel C. At about 11 am on the 7th of this month, he and a photographer went to the MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok to interview the owners of the Long Ping Village in Yuen Long.

During this period, Chen Longsheng was accused of refusing to show his identity card to the police officers, and was arrested on suspicion of "obstructing police officers in the performance of their duties" and "disorderly conduct in public places" and was taken back to Mong Kok Police Station.

More than 11 hours later, he was released on bail and left the police station at 11 pm on the same day.

The police said on the same day that when police officers were on duty at the junction of Nelson Street and Dyebufang Street in Mong Kok at about 11:00 on the 7th of this month, they found two men acting suspiciously. They went forward to investigate and asked them to show their ID cards.

One of them, a 42-year-old man surnamed Li Local, cooperated with the request and provided an ID card for the officers to check, and was released after preliminary questioning.

However, another 41-year-old man surnamed Chen Local did not cooperate and refused to show his identity card to the officers. After repeated persuasion and warnings to no avail, he was charged with "obstructing police officers in the performance of their duties" and "disorderly conduct in public places". arrest him.

The case was handed over to the 10th Team of the Mong Kok District Criminal Investigation Team for follow-up.

Chen Langsheng was arrested for interviewing the owners' meeting of Langping Village. After two weeks, he was charged. Attacked the Hong Kong government, Chen Longsheng, interviewed in Mong Kok, and was arrested for obstructing the office. He was detained for more than 11 hours and was released on bail. Chen Longsheng was arrested before the interview in Mongkok.

Source: hk1

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