Hong Kong police commissioner sued for HK$2m over protest assault claims
Two men are suing the commissioner of police for at least HK$20 million in total after allegedly being assaulted by officers during the Occupy Central protests in Mong Kok late last year, writs filed to the High Court show.
Two men are suing the commissioner of police for at least HK$20 million in total after allegedly being assaulted by officers during the Occupy Central protests in Mong Kok late last year, writs filed to the High Court show.
The two claimants, Chan Sui-wing and Li Cheuk-hin, said they were pedestrians when the alleged incidents took place at Nathan Road and Argyle Street.
Li, a university student, said that one policeman "violently and brutally grasped [his] penis and testicles for a certain period of time" in the vicinity of Argyle and Tung Choi streets on December 1, last year.
He later sought medical treatment, according to his writ.
Li also claimed to have lost his belongings - including a wallet, student card, a Canon camera and some cash - when the police officers pulled a rucksack from his back and threw it away while trying to handcuff him.
He also accused police officers of unlawful arrest and detention that amounted to false imprisonment.