Son of PLA general under fire over reward to beat up Hong Kong judge
Barrister says internet offer after police officers jailed for assaulting Occupy activist smacks of contempt of court
The son of a late People’s Liberation Army commander risks being in contempt of court after he offered 10,000 yuan (HK$11,300) to anyone to beat up a judge who jailed seven police officers for assaulting an Occupy activist.
The offer by Cai Xiaoxin, son of Major General Cai Changyuan, came as several pro-establishment groups continued their protests against the two-year prison terms handed down by District Court judge David Dufton, calling them “too harsh” and unfair.
In passing sentence on Friday, Dufton said there was “no justification” for the vicious assault on a defenceless protester, Ken Tsang Kin-chiu, during the Occupy demonstrations.
Cai, writing on his Weibo social media account on Sunday, said: “I am willing to offer 10,000 yuan to the one who would beat up the British ‘judge’ David Dufton, and I mean it.”
His comments were shared more than 500 times in half a day, with angry Chinese internet users saying the court should send Occupy activists to jail instead.