A former business reporter complained that during an interview in Mong Kok, a riot police fired a sponge bomb from behind and hit his rucksack during the anti-amendment incident in 2019. CAPO ruled that the complaint could not be substantiated, but people at the time questioned that the investigation results were inconsistent with the facts. .
The IPCC held a meeting today (20th). Secretary-General Mei Daming responded to the incident after the meeting, saying that he had repeatedly reviewed the video involved, emphasizing that everything was based on evidence and would not be handled according to subjective wishes, emphasizing that the handling of the case was fair and just.
May said that of the 618 reportable cases involving the anti-amendment bill, 138, or 22% of the complainants, were media workers, involving 206 allegations, of which only 12 were substantiated and 1 was unreported.
▼During the 2019 anti-revision demonstration, a former business reporter was hit by a riot police with a sponge bomb from behind and hit his rucksack▼
Regarding the complaint case of the former business reporter, the Secretary for Security, Deng Bingqiang, once reprimanded the police officers for the case when he was the Commissioner of Police.
Mei Daming said that the IPCC knew what the police officer involved was reprimanded, and asked the police to provide reprimand information, which had nothing to do with the allegations of the case.
He emphasized that the police's reprimand had nothing to do with the IPCC's handling of complaints and the complaint mechanism, and pointed out that according to the complaint mechanism, the Police Complaints Office would first investigate, make a conclusion and submit a report, and then the IPCC would examine whether it was relevant.
Regarding the process of filming the incident, Mei pointed out that she had repeatedly reviewed the video involved, emphasizing that everything was based on evidence, and would not be handled according to subjective wishes, emphasizing that the handling of the case was fair and just.
CAPO recently replied to the complainant that the case was classified as "unsubstantiated".
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May also said that of the 618 reportable cases involving anti-amendment incidents, 138, or 22% of the complainants, were media workers, involving a total of 206 allegations.
Among the cases, three major media organisations made complaints, involving 27, 57 and 23 cases respectively, and 31 complaints were made in the name of individuals.
The IPCC has passed 134 cases and 192 charges, of which only 12 are substantiated, including 3 misconduct, 3 negligence and 6 bad manners, and 1 unreported is true.
The remaining 22 were unverifiable, 37 were not at fault and 120 could not be traced.
Mei Daming pointed out that many complainants, including media workers, did not provide information after complaining. In many cases, the Police Complaints Office repeatedly contacted the media organizations involved, and even found lawyers representing the organizations, which took many months. , but the complainant did not appear to provide further information.
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CAPO accused of pushing reporters to pull masks: Police officer denies allegations
CAPO replied to the complainant a few days ago that, after examining the evidence, it believed that the police officers at the scene repeatedly asked the reporter to leave but were ignored. It said that the reporter finally rushed forward, touched the hand of a police officer with his hand, then turned around and ran away. It is not unreasonable to hunt down and fire sponge bombs.
As there is insufficient evidence to support the allegations, it is listed as "unsubstantiated".
The reporter also complained that the police officer pushed the reporter's mobile phone away and lowered the reporter's gas mask. CAPO said that the police officer concerned denied the allegations, and the video did not capture the allegations, so both allegations were "unsubstantiated".
Business Taiwan: Reporters dutifully asked the police to review the results
Commercial Taiwan News and Public Affairs Department stated that the resigned party expressed regret over the investigation results, and the police's conclusion was inconsistent with the facts understood by the department. He pointed out that the reporter did not voluntarily touch the police officer's hand at that time, nor was he chased and fled. He also pointed out that the then Commissioner of Police, Deng Bingqiang, mentioned the incident in two interviews with commercial radio programs, agreeing that the reporter performed his duties with due diligence on that day, and that he had conducted a disciplinary review and reprimanded those involved. police officers and impose relevant penalties.
Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung.
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Deng Bingqiang: There is room for improvement, but it is not wrong
Deng Bingqiang said in a radio show yesterday that he had "rebuked" the police officers involved from the perspective of reminders after the incident, but he believed that the police officers' actions were out of the heart to protect the public. To perfection, but stressed: "There is room for improvement, but it does not mean wrong. We must respect the survey results."
Business Taiwan reporter complained of being shot with sponge bombs during an interview Police row could not confirm Business Taiwan's request for review results Business Taiwan reporter was called "remember your mother" by police on June 12 CAPO ruled that it was true that riot police fired sponge bombs on Business Taiwan reporter's backpack Police: Yes In-depth investigation, the police officer is on vacation [11.15 three strikes] The police fired a sponge bullet and hit the rucksack when Nathan Road was chasing a reporter from a business station.