Hong Kong pair admit they made nuisance calls to police commander over his actions at Occupy sit-in
Man and woman said they harassed commander because of his actions at the Mong Kok sit-in
A man and a woman admitted making dozens of telephone calls over four days last year to harass a police officer who was shown on television news beating an Occupy movement supporter, a court heard yesterday.
Kwong Kai-hong, 28, and Esther Poon Sheung-yin, 21, each pleaded guilty to two counts of making persistent phone calls to then Sha Tin divisional commander Franklin Chu King-wai, who took part in the "Solarpeak" operation during the Occupy sit-ins in Mong Kok last year.
Chu received one anonymous call after another on his residential landline and mobile phone between November 28 and December 1, Tsuen Wan Court heard.
No caller identity was displayed for most of the calls.
"The frequency of the telephone calls was annoying to [Chu] and he reported the case to the police," prosecutor Kalina Wong Suk-lan told Magistrate Rita So Ka-yin.
Local media reported that Chu retired after the footage capturing his action against Occupy supporters went viral on the web.