Image problem for police as video of officers beating protester is beamed around the world
Graphic footage that appears to show seven police officers beating protester Ken Tsang have plunged a force already under severe pressure deeper into turmoil.
As the clamour for either a full public inquiry or the criminal prosecution of the officers in the video - which was beamed around the world - grows, it has emerged that at least one of the officers involved was a senior detective in the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB).
Several sources have confirmed that OCTB Detective Chief Inspector Joe Wong Cho-shing can be seen in the video wearing a black vest bearing the initials OCTB over an open-necked white shirt.
It is understood that Wong - a high-flier thought to be in line for promotion to superintendent - was in command of a team put together for Occupy duties comprising officers from his own unit and Kwun Tong district's anti-triad squad.
One officer, who works with Wong said: "He was with guys from the Kwun Tong anti-triad squad due to the chaotic scenes and was in charge. They are in deep s*** but there's nothing we can do about it."