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HK Secretary of Justice Revokes Private Case Against Policeman who Shot Student with Live Round

Source: Apple Daily #Aug18
#PrivateProsecution

Watch Video no.1: Traffic Police Shot Defenseless Student with Live Round in Sai Wan Ho at 07:30 on #11Nov2019
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Watch Video no.2: Police Brutally Arrest by Moving Students Wounded by Live Rounds in Sai Wan Ho on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10307

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HK Secretary of Justice Revokes Private Case Against Policeman who Shot Student with Live Round

Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng intervened on Aug 17, 2020 to revoke a private prosecution on the police officer who shot a 21-year-old student with live rounds in Sai Wan Ho, on Nov 11, 2019.

The private prosecution was filed by Legislative councillor Ted Hui in January 2020, charging the officer with shooting with intent imparting grievous bodily harm on a civilian. The case had already been approven by a district judge.

In a statement released on 18 Aug 2020, Hui said he was furious at the Cheng's decision, and is considering to apply for judicial review.

The police officer was scheduled to appear in court on 31 Aug 2020, but the Secretary of Justice applied to have the revocation processed before 28 Aug. Hui blasted Cheng's decision as a barbaric interference with the judicial process, and questioned if her intentions were to endorse police violence and defend the force, regardless of their actions.

Hui further remarked that this decision severely impedes the citizen's right under Common Law to file private prosecutions, and shows the world that the Hong Kong government has "replaced the Rule of Law with the Rule of Man".

The police officer had also applied for judicial review last week demanding the case be dismissed, and further alleging that the process of private prosecution violates the Basic Law.

Source: Apple Daily #Aug18
#RuleofLaw #RulebyLaw #Rule ofMan #BasicLaw #1C1S #SaiWanHo #LiveRound #TedHui #TeresaCheng #PrivateProsecution

Watch Video no.1: Traffic Police Shot Defenseless Student with Live Round in Sai Wan Ho at 07:30 on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10291

Watch Video no.2: Police Brutally Arrest by Moving Students Wounded by Live Rounds in Sai Wan Ho on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10307

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Mother to seek Legal Assistance before Pressing Charge Against Hong Kong Police for Injuring her Children

Source: Cupid News #Sept6
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Mother to seek Legal Assistance before Pressing Charge Against Hong Kong Police for Injuring her Children

On Sunday, September 6, 2020, a 12-year-old girl went with her mother and 20-year-old brother to Mong Kok for lunch. As the mother went for groceries, the brother and sister went shopping at Sai Yeung Choi Street.

Watch footage from HKUST Radio News:
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For no apparent reason, several male police officers wrangled the young girl and forcefully pinned her to ground between their legs. The police also ticketed the girl for violating gathering ban.

The Police Force released a statement later on, claiming that the girl looked “suspicious” and officers on the scene only applied "minimum force" to subdue her.

Watch footage from RTHK:
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The girl, traumatized, was wounded on her arm and knee. She pleaded for her mother to bring her home but her mother advised her to first seek medical assistance.

The mother of the 12-year-old girl and the 20-year-old boy, Mrs Ho, told reporters that her son and daughter were intended to shop for stationary in Mong Kok. As police cordon lines were set up in Yau Ma Tei, blocking their way to the stationary shop, they then tried to meet up at Sai Yeung Choi South Street.

When Mrs Ho arrived at Sai Yeung Choi South Street, she was shocked to find her daughter sitting inside the police cordon line. When asked, police said her daughter and son "breached the gathering ban" and were therefore ticketed.

Mrs Ho condemned the police for their unjust enforcement and for their groundless accusation on the brother and the sister for violating the gathering ban. A passerby said he saw 4 policemen pushing and dragging the young girl. He told the police to stop. Then, the police accused him of "walking with" the brother and sister and hence "exceeding" the number of people allowed under the anti-pandemic ordinance.

Mrs Ho said she will seek assistance from the District Councillor and lawyers before pressing a charge against the police. She stressed that she will not pay an unreasonable fine ticket.

Source: Cable News; Cupid News #Sept6
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HK Police Promote Commander Notorious for Brutal Treatment of Pro-democracy Civilians

David Jordan, the Chief Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police and then-Commander-in-Chief of the Special Tactical Squad during the 2019 Anti-extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement, has been promoted as the Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Marine Region in Hong Kong.

Former chairmen of DemosistĹŤ Nathan Law said he was very disappointed about the promotion, and will continue to work with Luke de Pulford, commissioner of the British Conservative Party's Human Rights Commission, to prepare a private prosecution of the British-Hong Kong police.

Source: Stand News #Sept15

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HK's Department of Justice Cancels Private Prosecution Launched by Pro-dem Ray Chan Chi-chuen: 'No Evidence is Offered'

Ray Chan Chi-chuen, the chairman of People Power and a former pro-democracy lawmaker, was dragged on the floor by the pro-Beijing lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung of the Federation of Trade Union, during the House Committee meeting on May 8, 2020 at the Legislative Council.

Chan subsequently initiated a private prosecution against Kwok. Chan said in his Facebook post on November 6, 2020 that he was notified by the Department of Justice (#DoJ) that the authorities would step in and discontinue the private prosecution against Kwok as 'no evidence is offered' in the case.

Source: Stand News #Nov6

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Ted Hui lodges judicial review against DoJ's intervention on cases involving police and pro-government citizen

The Democratic Party member Ted Hui Chi-Fung filed two cases of private prosecutions, including a policeman shooting a protestor in Sai Wan Ho and a taxi driver ramming a protestor, but Department of Justice (#DOJ) intervened and halted both cases.

On Nov 17, 2020, Ted Hui lodged judicial review at the High court. He condemned DOJ for violating the constitutional and depriving civilians’ right to bring a private prosecution. He demanded the court to withdraw the decision of DOJ on these two cases.

Source: InMedia HK #Nov17
https://bit.ly/32OKWwA

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