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Hong Kong Government Refuses Legal aid to Pro-democracy Student Shot by Police, Citing the Use of Police Force as “Reasonable”
Source: Joshua Wong's Facebook #Aug14
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Hong Kong Government Refuses Legal aid to Pro-democracy Student Shot by Police, Citing the Use of Police Force as “Reasonable”
Source: Joshua Wong's Facebook #Aug14
#LegalAid #HongKongStudent #Youth #PoliticalOppression #PoliceBrutality
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Hong Kong Government Refuses Legal aid to Pro-democracy Student Shot by Police, Citing the Use of Police Force as “Reasonable”
On October 1, 2019, Tsang Chi-kin, a secondary school student of Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial College, was shot by the police with a live round on his left chest at close range during a pro-democracy demonstration.
Tsang was critically injured as the fragments of the bullet were dispersed in his ribs, lungs and chest cavity, only 3cm away from his heart.
Tsang filed a personal injury claim against the police, which was rejected by the government's Legal Aid Department. The reply letter Tsang Chi-kin received was published by pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on his Facebook page. The government's department rejected Tsang's case and said the use of force by the police at the time was "reasonable."
Wong elaborated that the Legal Aid Department has been recklessly tightening approval criteria in recent months, which is a clear sign of political oppression, creating unnecessary difficulty to many pro-democracy citizens.
The main argument for filing a legal claim was to seek clarity on whether the police force used was reasonable. Wong said on his Facebook, “Now the Legal Aid Department is acting as a judge, pronouncing a ruling without trial, court, or cross-examination that the police force used was reasonable."
It was said that Tsang will appeal, although the exact schedule remained unclear at the moment. Joshua Wong also commented that the government’s infiltration and oppression targeting pro-democracy civilians will inevitably lead to another round of distrust in the international community on Hong Kong’s judicial system.
Source: Joshua Wong's Facebook #Aug14
#LegalAid #HongKongStudent #Youth #PoliticalOppression #PoliceBrutality
Hong Kong Government Refuses Legal aid to Pro-democracy Student Shot by Police, Citing the Use of Police Force as “Reasonable”
On October 1, 2019, Tsang Chi-kin, a secondary school student of Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial College, was shot by the police with a live round on his left chest at close range during a pro-democracy demonstration.
Tsang was critically injured as the fragments of the bullet were dispersed in his ribs, lungs and chest cavity, only 3cm away from his heart.
Tsang filed a personal injury claim against the police, which was rejected by the government's Legal Aid Department. The reply letter Tsang Chi-kin received was published by pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on his Facebook page. The government's department rejected Tsang's case and said the use of force by the police at the time was "reasonable."
Wong elaborated that the Legal Aid Department has been recklessly tightening approval criteria in recent months, which is a clear sign of political oppression, creating unnecessary difficulty to many pro-democracy citizens.
The main argument for filing a legal claim was to seek clarity on whether the police force used was reasonable. Wong said on his Facebook, “Now the Legal Aid Department is acting as a judge, pronouncing a ruling without trial, court, or cross-examination that the police force used was reasonable."
It was said that Tsang will appeal, although the exact schedule remained unclear at the moment. Joshua Wong also commented that the government’s infiltration and oppression targeting pro-democracy civilians will inevitably lead to another round of distrust in the international community on Hong Kong’s judicial system.
Source: Joshua Wong's Facebook #Aug14
#LegalAid #HongKongStudent #Youth #PoliticalOppression #PoliceBrutality