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Civil Rights Observer: Hong Kong Police Restricted Hongkongers’ Right to Freedom of Expression through Arbitrary Arrests and Searches
Large numbers of Hong Kong citizens filled the streets and protests on the PRC's National Day (Oct 1), even though the Civil Human Rights Front’s application of a protest march was denied by the police.
On Oct 1, 2020, Civil Rights Observer inspected the situation on site in person in Causeway Bay. After analyzing live videos, they found that there was a lot of confusion as the police conducted large scale interception and arrests.
For instance, police gave civilians no time to leave before they started rounding up the crowd. The police also showed no intention to differentiate between protestors and civilians. Reasons to cordon areas, to conduct a stop-and-search, and to make arrest were arbitrary. The police were found to cordon areas even when a clash did not take place.
Civil Rights Observer suggested that the police’s acts were very questionable and suspected whether the arrests were conducted on a legal basis.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct7
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201007/EPXRHO3IWZGDBOTLHIBJHTP5HQ/
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Civil Rights Observer: Hong Kong Police Restricted Hongkongers’ Right to Freedom of Expression through Arbitrary Arrests and Searches
Large numbers of Hong Kong citizens filled the streets and protests on the PRC's National Day (Oct 1), even though the Civil Human Rights Front’s application of a protest march was denied by the police.
On Oct 1, 2020, Civil Rights Observer inspected the situation on site in person in Causeway Bay. After analyzing live videos, they found that there was a lot of confusion as the police conducted large scale interception and arrests.
For instance, police gave civilians no time to leave before they started rounding up the crowd. The police also showed no intention to differentiate between protestors and civilians. Reasons to cordon areas, to conduct a stop-and-search, and to make arrest were arbitrary. The police were found to cordon areas even when a clash did not take place.
Civil Rights Observer suggested that the police’s acts were very questionable and suspected whether the arrests were conducted on a legal basis.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct7
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201007/EPXRHO3IWZGDBOTLHIBJHTP5HQ/
#AsiasFinest #PRCNationalDay #HongKongProtests #CivilRightsObserver