Two asylum seekers wanted by police over brutal attack on prominent Pakistani
Two suspects identified from security cameras over broad daylight attack in TST last month
Two Pakistani asylum seekers are being sought by police over a brutal attack last month on the president of the Pakistan Association of Hong Kong, Qamar Zaman Minhas, in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The two men in their thirties were identified after detectives pored over surveillance camera footage and sought help from the Immigration Department, according to a police source.
The source said the pair had tried in vain to find Minhas at his Tsim Sha Tsui office a day before the attack, which took place in broad daylight in a busy shopping area on January 10.
Minhas, 43, an Equal Opportunities Commission member, suffered a 40cm wound to his back. He was released from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei after treatment.
The identification of two suspects comes after the United Muslim Association of Hong Kong wrote to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying last month describing the attack as an "open challenge for Hong Kong police".
The association demanded that police find the reasons behind the attack, which had "damaged the reputation of a peaceful city" and created fear among the general public and those who "play a major role in Hong Kong's economy".
The association demanded that Leung take "immediate and serious action" in order to provide "comfort and safety" to those involved and the wider public, and also demanded that he monitor the case personally.