Hong Kong Justice Department to take action after online abuse of judge
Concern raised after social media comments in wake of verdicts against seven policemen found guilty of beating protester
The Department of Justice will follow up on abusive comments made about a judge on social media platforms after the judiciary expressed serious concern.
The seven men will be sentenced on Friday at the District Court.
Judge David Dufton’s verdict received a mixed response on social media, with some police supporters posting insulting criticism and abuse.
Two prominent Facebook posts by film director Clifton Ko Chi-sum drew more than a thousand comments.
“Yellow-ribbon judges favoured troublemakers in Hong Kong,” he wrote, referring to the symbolic colour of the pro-democracy civil disobedience movement. “Localist, pro-independence rioters commit arson, assault police, vandalise public property, dog judge rule leniently, or even acquit them, showing absolute favouritism.”