THE Commissioner of Police has pledged a thorough inquiry into the alleged police beating of two off-duty customs officers, one of whom is now in hospital.
Mr Li Kwan-ha said yesterday he had instructed the Complaints Against the Police Office (CAPO) to mount the investigation. He appealed for witnesses.
''The investigation will be completed as quickly as possible and the findings reported to the Police Complaints Committee,'' Mr Li said. CAPO has given priority to the case.
The victims claimed they were punched, kicked, and beaten with batons shortly after they tried to stop police using excessive force in an unrelated arrest outside a Hunghom restaurant.
The victims were later released on bail of $5,000 each without charge.
Customs officer Mr Yeung Hak-kwong, 28, was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital on Thursday night with lung injuries.