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Only a Reform Would Do: The Quest for an Independent Investigation that Is True to Its Name
May 15, 2020 by Citizens’ Press Conference
//The IPCC’s lack of independence, and its use as yet another PR gig by the Hong Kong government, has brought doubts to the public on its credibility and relevance before it has even spoken. Chan continued to outline three main issues that the IPCC’s report does not have any statutory powers to address and thus would need to be done so by a newly formed Independent Commission of Inquiry.//
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https://telegra.ph/Only-a-Reform-Would-Do-The-Quest-for-an-Independent-Investigation-that-Is-True-to-Its-Name-05-15
Source: Citizens’ Press Conference; Stand News #May15
#IPCC #PoliceBrutality #PowerAbuse #HongKongProtests
Only a Reform Would Do: The Quest for an Independent Investigation that Is True to Its Name
May 15, 2020 by Citizens’ Press Conference
//The IPCC’s lack of independence, and its use as yet another PR gig by the Hong Kong government, has brought doubts to the public on its credibility and relevance before it has even spoken. Chan continued to outline three main issues that the IPCC’s report does not have any statutory powers to address and thus would need to be done so by a newly formed Independent Commission of Inquiry.//
Read more:
https://telegra.ph/Only-a-Reform-Would-Do-The-Quest-for-an-Independent-Investigation-that-Is-True-to-Its-Name-05-15
Source: Citizens’ Press Conference; Stand News #May15
#IPCC #PoliceBrutality #PowerAbuse #HongKongProtests
#PowerAbuse #PoliceState
District Councilors Condemn #MTR staff for inflicting violence on young man "like the police"
Source: InMedia HK #May13
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District Councilors Condemn #MTR staff for inflicting violence on young man "like the police"
Source: InMedia HK #May13
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District Councilors Condemn #MTR staff for inflicting violence on young man "like the police"
In April 2021, in Hong Kong a young man with a mental illness record became agitated when he was intercepted by the MTR ticket inspection unit while exiting Heng Fa Chuen Station.
During the incident, he was physically subdued to the ground by the subway company staff, one of then even violently knelt on the man’s neck.
A number of Yau Tsim Mong District Council members questioned the MTR at a meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee. They comdemned the MTR Ticket Inspection Unit for abusing its power, and demanded that the MTR to amend the MTR By-laws to stop allowing staff to use force.
District Councillor Owan Li questioned whether the MTR staff had overstepped their authority, and whether they were "enforcing the law for the police?” He criticized the staff kneeling on the victim’s neck for being "a bully".
The MTR representative described the incident as "looking unsatisfactory" and said the police were investigating the incident and were not in a position to comment, adding that they would only report the suggestion.
Source: InMedia HK #May13
https://bit.ly/3uPXWy0
#FailedState #TicketInspection
District Councilors Condemn #MTR staff for inflicting violence on young man "like the police"
In April 2021, in Hong Kong a young man with a mental illness record became agitated when he was intercepted by the MTR ticket inspection unit while exiting Heng Fa Chuen Station.
During the incident, he was physically subdued to the ground by the subway company staff, one of then even violently knelt on the man’s neck.
A number of Yau Tsim Mong District Council members questioned the MTR at a meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee. They comdemned the MTR Ticket Inspection Unit for abusing its power, and demanded that the MTR to amend the MTR By-laws to stop allowing staff to use force.
District Councillor Owan Li questioned whether the MTR staff had overstepped their authority, and whether they were "enforcing the law for the police?” He criticized the staff kneeling on the victim’s neck for being "a bully".
The MTR representative described the incident as "looking unsatisfactory" and said the police were investigating the incident and were not in a position to comment, adding that they would only report the suggestion.
Source: InMedia HK #May13
https://bit.ly/3uPXWy0
#FailedState #TicketInspection