Police have been accused of abusing their powers during the early morning clearance of protesters at Lung Wo Road on Wednesday. Television footage showed a man -- who had been subdued and apparently handcuffed -- carried away by half a dozen policemen to a corner of Tamar Park and beaten.
Civic Party leader and lawmaker, Alan Leong Kah-kit, said he was shocked by the footage. He said he would ask the government for an explanation at Legislative Council. "From what I have seen of the TV news clipping, the six police officers involved in the attack really ought to be immediately investigated for possible criminal offense of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. I also urge the Independent Police Complaints Commission to immediately start interfering and to demand an immediate report from the police," Leong told RTHK.
Civic Party legislator Claudia Mo Man-ching, who is a member of Legco's security panel, said the police action was undeniable, and said they had a lot to answer for.
"At just one glance police surely seem to have abused its power because the police are uniformed and armed... They're breaching the law. They're breaking the law themselves," Mo said.
Legislator and Exco member Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung said police should follow up on the incident. He added he's seen a lot of kicking and beating in the past few days, without specifying anyone.
Yvonne Leung, the President of the University of Hong Kong Students Union, said the police had used unnecessary violence.
Meanwhile, an independent legislator, who is a member of the security panel, Ma Fung-kwok was shown the footage on a mobile phone, but he refused to comment, saying he could not see anything because everything was too dark. --RTHK
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