Student protesters accuse police of abusing powers
Protesters say they were forcibly removed and a woman was grabbed from behind by policeman
Student protesters who were forcibly removed from a Tseung Kwan O college by police on Thursday condemned officers for abusing their power.
They also complained about how male officers handled females. One said she felt "uncomfortable and offended" when a policeman grabbed her from behind, touching her breasts.
More than 20 students staged a sit-in for universal suffrage at the Caritas Institute of Higher Education when Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying officiated at the opening ceremony of an international seminar. They said officers forcibly removed them before and after the ceremony.
When I learned that it was a male officer, I felt uncomfortable, offended and harassed
Leung in a statement last night said it was too chaotic for him to receive a petition that day.
Female demonstrator Ho Kit-ming said a male officer grabbed her from behind as she tried to approach Leung's departing car.
"When I learned that it was a male officer, I felt uncomfortable, offended and harassed," she said.
She questioned why she was not removed by a policewoman, as there was one watching nearby. Ho said the policeman who grabbed her had breached police guidelines, and other females were removed by male officers.