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Police continue to abuse powers while citizens remember the deceased of the pro-democracy movement

Police intervened memorial gathering on Febrary 8 and arrested many citizens including 5 district councilors from Sai Kung.

The day February 8 marked 3 months after the passing of Alex Chow, a student in his early 20s who had been in coma after falling from height at Sheung Tak carpark during police operation. The actual cause of his death remains unknown.

Hundreds of citizens gathered at the parking lot in Tsuen Kwun O, where Chow fell to his death to pay their respects. Some also took the opportunity to protest against the government for setting up a quarantine facility in the area without seeking consent from the residents.

The Sai Kung district council held a press conference the following day condemning the abuse of powers form the police. These included wrongful arrest, obstructing the District Council's watchdog team , assaulting reporters and even inflicting sexual assaults.

Valarie Wong, one of the district councillors arrested at the scene, was groped in her chest by a male police officer. She then showed her ID to the officers on site and demanded the identity of the perpetrator.

Not only did the police refuse to provide her with the information she requested, the unit of the concerned officer was immediatelt called away; whereas Wong was then arrested.

After Wong was brought to the police station with other arrestees, she was separated from others and received verbal abuse from police officers who were in the same unit as the one who groped her.

Chan Wai-lit, another district councillor arrested, was beaten by the police with batons. Chan was also pinned to the ground and pressed down on his neck by an officer's knee. He was then continuously insulted and abused verbally along with his fellow councilors and citizens.

Worse still, another outrageous incident took place when a group of plain clothed officers drove a car directly into a crowd of citizens. The plainclothes then started attacking violently civilians with batons and pepper spray.

Ryan Lee, another district councillor at the scene got violated by the pepper spray, while his female assistant was hit by a teargas cannister and knocked to the ground.

Another member of the district council's watchdog team, Edmond Tse, was also hit in the stomach by the police’s pepper balls. He was wearing his orange uniform at the time and was receiving verbal insults form the police right before he was shot.

Neither press nor the district council could film freely. Councilman Lui Man Kwong was blinded by the police’s flashlight and pushed against the walls after the officers saw him filming. Reporters went through similar treatment, including being bashed by the police with shields.

Source: Inmedia #Feb11
https://bit.ly/2Szkl0t
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Police continue to abuse powers while citizens remember the deceased of the pro-democracy movement

Police intervened memorial gathering on Febrary 8 and arrested many citizens including 5 district councilors from Sai Kung.

The police were also condemned of conducting wrongful arrest, obstructing the District Council's watchdog team , assaulting reporters and even inflicting sexual assaults.

Source: InMedia #Feb11
https://bit.ly/2Szkl0t
#FailedState #DistrictCouncil #MassArrests #SexualAssault #MeToo #HongKongPolice
#SexualAbuse #SexualAssault #HongKongPolice
Hong Kong Police Threaten Proresters with Rape and Gangrape

Read the list:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18558

Source: Stand News #Mar13
http://bit.ly/2W8gjj2

List of physicsl violence inflicted by the police to protesters
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18543

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18558
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Hong Kong Police Threaten Proresters with Rape and Gangrape

In addition to physical violence, many defendants complained in court about police’s intimidation, abusive behaviours and threat of personal safety of their own self, their families and partners.

List of physical violence inflicted by the police to protesters:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18543

At least two female defendants complained that police officers have threatened to rape her; and a male defendant complained of police’s threat of gangrape.

In a list: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18557

⁃ 2 Sep 2019: 3 people were charged of damaging Yau Tong MTR station facility. During the arrest, police threatened them to submit their mobile phones and password, and said: “The police dog has not eaten any breakfast, they might bite you if you don't shut up!”.

⁃ 1 Oct 2019: During the Wong Tai Sin conflict, 15 people were charged for rioting. Police threatened them and said: “Continue coming out for protest, I will bring my guns after duty, shoot one kill onr!”

⁃ 18 Nov 2019: During the seige in PolyU, many people tried to surround the university to help those trapped to leave the campus. A 19-year-old female was threatened by male officers in police station: “Have you ever been raped by anyone? The room outside is the “Rape Room”, don’t you believe that?”; another 16-year-old male student complained a masked unidentified officer from Special Tactical Squad who said: “You will be brought to San Uk Ling Holding Centre for gangrape!”

⁃ 12 Nov 2019: During a strike, a female student was charged of possession of offensive weapon. After being carried to the police car, a police officer said: “Don’t you believe that I will rape you?”; anther two officers slapped her and insulted her as “slut”.

⁃ 2020: 3 people were charged under another bomb incident. A 25-year-old male and his girlfriend were arrested. Police officers threatened him to admit his crime and said: “I will get your girlfriend in trouble”, “Other people were hit badly, do you want to try?”

⁃ 16 Jan 2020: A 29-year-old male defendant of the bomb incident in Sheung Shui was arrested, together with his family and maid. Police conducted home search for two separated days and arrested his wife, mother and maid, without any notification in advance. For statement taking, police declined accompany from the lawyer and threatened the defendant: “If you do not admit your crime, I will kill your wife and mother.”

Source: Stand News #13Mar
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#HumanitarianCrisis
Police Storm in Female Public Toilet and Remove Civilians from Leisure Park

01:55 | Mongkok
The police conducted a series of flanking operations in Mongkok, even entering the female public toilet in Sai Yee Street Park.

Read more: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20548

Reporters asked two homeless persons around the public toilet if they witnessed what the police did at the female public toilet. They said they heard multiple screams and exclamations of pain.

During the time, the police also swept the elderly and minorities away from the park.

Source: PPPNews; USP #May11
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Source: Ms X Fears that Her Safety Would Be Endangered

China-funded newspaper Wen Wui Po on May 13 claimed that Ms X, the gang-rape accuser, went to Taiwan 19 days after she made the report to the police. The newspaper furthered to describe the difference between the police investigative report and Ms X's account.

Afterwards, a source close to Ms X contacted the Stand News. The source said that Ms X left Hong Kong as she was worried about her safety and she did not trust that the police would conduct a proper investigation. Ms X did not "flee" Hong Kong, nor did she know that she has become a "wanted person", when the police commissioner Chris Tang made the claim on May 12.

Ms X through her laywers also stated that she was already not in Hong Kong when Commissioner Tang accused her of "misleading the police" in January.

Source: Stand News #May14
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#Timeline Police Call Victim of Alleged Gang Rape a "Wanted" Fugitive
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20722
#Breaking #Jun22 #PressConference
Victim of Sexual Violence by the Police Urges Hongkongers to Speak Up Against Injustice

Read full article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22708

Image: Internet
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#Student
A CUHK student fled to Germany has a message to protesters, “Take care of yourselves, fight in your own way.”

A 22-year-old female CUHK student shared her exile experiences in Germany and her tough time, staying away from family and suffering from the sexual assault in refugee camp. Although she is eligible for a three-year residency permit in Germany, she feels conflicted while thinking of other protestors still in Hong Kong.

She hopes the German government can simplify the procedures of applying asylum for Hongkongers in the future and emulate the other counties in launching “lifeboat schemes”.

“Prepare for the worst, hope for the best,” she tells other protestors.

Source: Standnews #Oct21

#CUHK #German #SexualAssault #RefugeeCamp

https://telegra.ph/CUHK-student-living-in-exile-in-Germany-braving-the-harsh-winter-seeking-Wi-Fi-to-call-her-parents-reminded-of-tear-gas-by-firew-11-28
A site-worker, sexually assaulted 3 netizens, was sentenced to jail for 12 years while a Hong Kong police officer sexually assaulted 6 girls was sentenced to jail for 46 months ONLY.

#HKPolice #Sexualassault #GoHKgraphics
UK Condemns Systematic Sexual Assault in Xinjiang’s Concentration Camps as “Evil”, Vows to Keep Pressuring China with US and Europe

Following a BBC report on the large-scale sexual assault, sexual abuse and torture in Xinjiang’s concentration camps, the UK condemned the acts as “clearly evil” after a similar statement from the US.

In an urgent question in the House of Commons, Conservative MP Nus Ghani said there is growing evidence of the atrocities by the Chinese government and even genocide in Xinjiang. Ghani demanded that Nigel Adams, the UK’s Deputy Minister for Asian Affairs, guarantee that no further ties with China will be made before the situation is thoroughly investigated.

Adams said in response that the UK is among those leading the effort to hold China accountable and that anyone who has seen the reports “cannot help but be moved and distressed by what are clearly evil acts”. Adams added that the UK will continue to pressure China with the US administration under Biden and other European countries.

Meanwhile, the Australian foreign minister Marise Payne called for an immediate UN investigation in Xinjiang.

Source: Stand News #Feb05

#UK #US #Europe #Australia #China #Xinjiang #Uyghurs #SexualAbuse #SexualAssault #BBC

https://bit.ly/37mBHFT