Police Blames Universities for Confrontations: Chinese University head did not fulfill his promise, Police say.
Read: Police renounced retreat agreement on Nov12
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10769
In today's press conference, police blamed Chinese University (CUHK) students and the school for the confrontations, saying action by police was mainly to protect Tolo Highway, an important highway that links Fanling to Tai Po, and that justified their entering of the university campus and hence use of force.
The police further explained that they didn’t enter much of the school, only a little part compared to the 140 hectares' campus area. He expressed deep regrets for being condemned by citizens when they were just trying to protect the roads. The police accused CUHK vice-chancellor Rocky Tuan Sung-chi of not fulfilling the promise of stopping the conflicts, questioning whether “schools should be an arsenal for rioters”.
Source: InMedia
#Nov13 #CUHKmassacre #Crackdown #PoliceState #StateTerrorism
Read: Police renounced retreat agreement on Nov12
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10769
In today's press conference, police blamed Chinese University (CUHK) students and the school for the confrontations, saying action by police was mainly to protect Tolo Highway, an important highway that links Fanling to Tai Po, and that justified their entering of the university campus and hence use of force.
The police further explained that they didn’t enter much of the school, only a little part compared to the 140 hectares' campus area. He expressed deep regrets for being condemned by citizens when they were just trying to protect the roads. The police accused CUHK vice-chancellor Rocky Tuan Sung-chi of not fulfilling the promise of stopping the conflicts, questioning whether “schools should be an arsenal for rioters”.
Source: InMedia
#Nov13 #CUHKmassacre #Crackdown #PoliceState #StateTerrorism
Police might shoot live round at campus in the future: “Every weapon deployed was to protect the citizens”
Over 3000 rounds of tear gas canisters, beanbag rounds and rubber bullets were fired during police operation in the city yesterday (Nov 12).
Today, police Senior Superintendent of Operations Wai-sun Wong said, “Every weapon deployed was to protect the citizens”. He also felt sorry that the police were attacked by arrows at the Chinese University. “We have still only been using gas (during the clashes)”. He indicated that police might shoot live round at the campus in the future.
Wong denied the suggestion that protestors and police are equal and emphasised the fact that the police had been attacked continuously and they had already given out warnings to protestors and tear gas was the minimum level of force. “The reason we deployed so many rounds”, he added, “was that we needed them to listen to us and disperse”.
Source: Apple Daily
#Nov13 #CUHKMassacre #HongKong8964 #StateTerrorism #PoliceState
Over 3000 rounds of tear gas canisters, beanbag rounds and rubber bullets were fired during police operation in the city yesterday (Nov 12).
Today, police Senior Superintendent of Operations Wai-sun Wong said, “Every weapon deployed was to protect the citizens”. He also felt sorry that the police were attacked by arrows at the Chinese University. “We have still only been using gas (during the clashes)”. He indicated that police might shoot live round at the campus in the future.
Wong denied the suggestion that protestors and police are equal and emphasised the fact that the police had been attacked continuously and they had already given out warnings to protestors and tear gas was the minimum level of force. “The reason we deployed so many rounds”, he added, “was that we needed them to listen to us and disperse”.
Source: Apple Daily
#Nov13 #CUHKMassacre #HongKong8964 #StateTerrorism #PoliceState