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Rape, Theft, Drug: Hong Kong Police

In the past 4 to 5 months in 2020, a total of 16 police officers were arrested. Police illegitimacies, such like drug trafficking, theft, rape and assault, were revealed.

From 2015 to 2018, at least 107 police officers were arrested and at least 6 officers were involved in rapes and sexual harrassement cases.

Examples of police illegitimacies include:

1. Drug

A sergeant was arrested for the possession of crystal methamphetamine totalling 25kg suspected to have been stolen from drugs seized.

2. Abduction and Rape

On 16 November 2020, several police officers went clubbing together. Two officers were suspected of abducting and raping a 20-year-old drunk woman at a love motel in Mong Kok.

One of the officers is a riot police while the other one has recently been transferred to the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau (#OCTB).

3. Theft

An officer of Police Public Relations Bureau (#PPRB) was arrested for stealing helmets, gloves, canned abalone, camera batteries among other items.

4. Credit Card and Identity Theft

A 28 year-old police officer was suspected of misappropriating credit card for the purchase of two iphones, worth a total of HK$25,000.

He was charged with one count of theft and two counts of obtaining property by deception.

Source: Stand News; Now News; Apple Daily #Nov17

https://hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20201117/IQ266DSLBFAPHNL6G5GHYQRVR4/