#ProtestersLetter
Open letter from a detained comrade at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre
“It is outrageous and a complaint is suggested.”
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Open letter from a detained comrade at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre
“It is outrageous and a complaint is suggested.”
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Open letter from a detained comrade at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre
The situation is not exaggerated at all in the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre as other protesters here have undergone the same; a protester was beaten up by an officer in January 2020 and the scars left on the stomach are still visible. The officer has seriously violated the Prison Rules and a complaint was immediately filed with the Complaints Investigation Unit (“CIU”). A complaint number was then assigned but no response has been given so far.
In February 2020, an officer demanded all “yellow ribbons” in the activity room to stand up but one protester refused. The officer then started being rude to him. That officer (Ng X Ho) provoked the prisoner deliberately and such action is a serious violation of the Prison Rules. The protester has filed a complaint with the CIU but Officer Ng has continued to provoke the same protester deliberately in recent days.
These above-mentioned outrageous cases are just the tip of the iceberg. There might be other even more outrageous cases.
With reference to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules):
Rule 1: All prisoners shall be treated with the respect due to their inherent dignity and value as human beings.
Rule 2: The present rules shall be applied impartially. There shall be no discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or any other status.
Officers’ acts that violate the Prison Regulations:
s.239(i) – deliberately acts in a manner calculated to provoke prisoner;
s.239(j) – without necessity used force in dealing with the prisoners, or where the use of force is necessary, uses undue force.
Regarding the Correctional Services Department (“CSD”) ordered all facilities thereunder to tear out pages A7 and A8 from the Apple Daily Hong Kong newspaper on 6 May 2020 before giving it to inmates, we urge everyone to make enquiries and complaints to the CSD. The postal address is Complaints Investigation Unit, Correctional Services Department Headquarters, 4th Floor, Oi Kwan Court, 28 Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
The content of the letter can be issues regarding freedom of speech, freedom of the press, inmates’ rights to be notified, the violation of the Nelson Mandela Rules...
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.” - Nelson Mandela
A detainee in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre
Ar But
6 May 2020
P.S. News related to Apple Daily Hong Kong’s news pages A7 and A8 were also torn out from other newspapers.
Source: Shiu Ka Chun’s Facebook page
#ProtestersLetter
#ProtestersVoice
The situation is not exaggerated at all in the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre as other protesters here have undergone the same; a protester was beaten up by an officer in January 2020 and the scars left on the stomach are still visible. The officer has seriously violated the Prison Rules and a complaint was immediately filed with the Complaints Investigation Unit (“CIU”). A complaint number was then assigned but no response has been given so far.
In February 2020, an officer demanded all “yellow ribbons” in the activity room to stand up but one protester refused. The officer then started being rude to him. That officer (Ng X Ho) provoked the prisoner deliberately and such action is a serious violation of the Prison Rules. The protester has filed a complaint with the CIU but Officer Ng has continued to provoke the same protester deliberately in recent days.
These above-mentioned outrageous cases are just the tip of the iceberg. There might be other even more outrageous cases.
With reference to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules):
Rule 1: All prisoners shall be treated with the respect due to their inherent dignity and value as human beings.
Rule 2: The present rules shall be applied impartially. There shall be no discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or any other status.
Officers’ acts that violate the Prison Regulations:
s.239(i) – deliberately acts in a manner calculated to provoke prisoner;
s.239(j) – without necessity used force in dealing with the prisoners, or where the use of force is necessary, uses undue force.
Regarding the Correctional Services Department (“CSD”) ordered all facilities thereunder to tear out pages A7 and A8 from the Apple Daily Hong Kong newspaper on 6 May 2020 before giving it to inmates, we urge everyone to make enquiries and complaints to the CSD. The postal address is Complaints Investigation Unit, Correctional Services Department Headquarters, 4th Floor, Oi Kwan Court, 28 Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
The content of the letter can be issues regarding freedom of speech, freedom of the press, inmates’ rights to be notified, the violation of the Nelson Mandela Rules...
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.” - Nelson Mandela
A detainee in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre
Ar But
6 May 2020
P.S. News related to Apple Daily Hong Kong’s news pages A7 and A8 were also torn out from other newspapers.
Source: Shiu Ka Chun’s Facebook page
#ProtestersLetter
#ProtestersVoice
#ProtestersVoice #ProtestersLetter
Jailed Protester Thanks Fellow Hongkongers for Their Care and Concern
A jailed pro-democracy protester 'Collector' (psuedonym) wrote a thank you letter to fellow Hongkongers for their heartwarming concerns and encouragement despite the difficult times during the pandemic.
'Collector' thanked those who bought and sent him books for him to read in prison; those who participated in the "write with you" program and send him words of encouragement.
At the end of the letter, he promised his fellow Hongkongers that he would not give up in the pursuit of democracy. He also asked Hongkongers to fight on together.
Source: Citizens' Press Conference #Jun24
#WriteWithYou
Jailed Protester Thanks Fellow Hongkongers for Their Care and Concern
A jailed pro-democracy protester 'Collector' (psuedonym) wrote a thank you letter to fellow Hongkongers for their heartwarming concerns and encouragement despite the difficult times during the pandemic.
'Collector' thanked those who bought and sent him books for him to read in prison; those who participated in the "write with you" program and send him words of encouragement.
At the end of the letter, he promised his fellow Hongkongers that he would not give up in the pursuit of democracy. He also asked Hongkongers to fight on together.
Source: Citizens' Press Conference #Jun24
#WriteWithYou