More than 10,000 people were arrested in anti-revision demonstrations, and more than 7,000 of them have been under investigation. It is not known whether they will be prosecuted.
Di Zhiyuan, member of the New Thinking Legislative Council, met with the Commissioner of Police Xiao Zeyi today (4th) to learn about the investigation of anti-revision cases. There are three types of cases.
According to his understanding, the police will inform the parties concerned about the decision.
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Categorized into 3 categories: Prosecute, continue investigation or close the case
Di Zhiyuan hopes that among the more than 6,000 arrestees not involved in the PolyU case, the police can draw conclusions on at least 80% to 90% of the cases, and there is no need to continue the investigation: "I would be very surprised if more than 10% need to continue the investigation Di Zhiyuan said that the police have been investigating anti-revision cases for nearly three years. Most of the cases should be able to distinguish whether there are sufficient grounds for prosecution or insufficient evidence. It is expected that the police can draw conclusions on 80% to 90% of the cases.
He said that most of the serious cases have already gone to court, and he hopes that the police will be more lenient in dealing with minor cases or cases with ambiguous evidence.