A POLICE constable claimed in court yesterday he was tortured and assaulted by fellow officers who framed him for taking a $200,000 bribe.
Hau Wing-sum, 26, said the police used 'dirty tricks' which had shattered his confidence in the force.
He said a senior inspector and two constables tortured him by wrapping a towel around his face so he could not breathe and then winded him by hitting him in the stomach.
Senior Inspector Chan Tsan-wing also slapped him and threatened to use marked banknotes to fabricate evidence, it was alleged.
Hau said he finally agreed to sign written statements which he had not made because he 'could not stand it any more'.
But Hau told the jury he did not use his normal signature when he signed the statements, to signify they had not been made voluntarily.