ALLEGATIONS that mainlanders were mistreated while in detention must be fully investigated, a legislator demanded yesterday, as more accusations of abuse surfaced.
Legislative Councillor Cyd Ho Sau-lan, of The Frontier, said the Government must actively investigate accusations that one of the 179 people detained for overstaying was forced to do squatting exercises in the nude.
Other detainees claimed they were not allowed to use the telephone until at least 24 hours after they were detained and had to undergo strip searches, which were not routine procedure.
'If the reports are true, it's very serious. If someone is standing out and admitting it, we must investigate it,' Ms Ho said.
Several people have told the media stories of alleged abuse. They gave their full names and appeared on television on Friday, a day after their release.
Ms Ho went to the area outside the Central Government Offices yesterday where the protesters were staging a 24-hour protest, to interview the alleged victims.