Chen Yijin, known as "Yue Boy", was convicted of assault and possession of offensive weapons during the North Point conflict in September 2019 and was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
Chen Yijin, who is currently studying at a university in Taiwan, told the media that he received a letter from the Department of Justice entrusted by the Commissioner of Police to recover a total of 155,850 yuan in employee compensation for the inspector injured in the case. The inspector took 78 days of paid sick leave due to his injury.
The police responded that they would not comment as the case had already entered the judicial process.
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The letter shown by Chen Yijin was issued by the Department of Justice, which stated that he was entrusted by the Commissioner of Police to handle the recovery of compensation from the inspector employee.
The letter mentioned that Chen attacked an inspector who was performing his duties outside the Seven Seas Commercial Center on King’s Road in North Point on September 15, 2019. Chen was later convicted of three counts including assaulting the police on June 30, 2020.
The letter mentioned that in the above incident, the inspector was injured by Chen's attack and was placed on 78 days of paid sick leave.
According to the Civil Service Regulations, the employee is entitled to sick leave with full pay. Therefore, the Commissioner of Police entrusted the Department of Justice to recover from him the employee's compensation totaling $155,850.
Chen Yijin described the thunderbolt from the blue, the police said the case entered the judicial process and would not comment
Chen Yijin mentioned that he felt "bolt from the blue" when he received the letter, because two years have passed since the incident, and he has already started his university career in Taiwan, thinking that the matter has come to an end.
The police responded that they would not comment as the case had already entered the judicial process.
During the clashes in North Point in September 2019, he was accused of attacking the police with a baton and helped three demonstrators escape.
After Chen Yijin admitted assaulting the police and possessing offensive weapons, he was convicted of resisting arrest after trial. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison for the three crimes and will be released from prison on December 31, 2020.
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