Police Misconduct 10023: Abusive Violence, Obstructing Journalists

Author: 陳妍茵

2020-03-30(Records of Police Abuse)

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Code 201910023
Source Truth Media (Hong Kong)
Online Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtbnFVpLgcg
Date & Time 2019-10-14
Acts of Police Violating the guidelines and principles on the use of force、Obsurcting journalists' reporting

Journalists were filming a group of riot police in Central Hong Kong Island, police had shouted to the journalists and asked them not blocking the road where the journalists did not. Without any verbal warnings or displaying any warning flags, the riot police sprayed pepper spray directly to one of the journalists at close range.

Last Updated: 2020-03-30

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