Mainland Chinese police officers suspended over mishandling of Hong Kong director Sharon Lam’s attempted rape report against trainee pilot
Lam contacted authorities last week after a man allegedly broke into her Hainan Island hotel room in his underwear and tried to sexually assault her
Mainland Chinese authorities have suspended the police officers who allegedly mishandled Hong Kong film director Sharon Lam Suk-ching’s report of attempted rape on Hainan Island last week.
The Qiongshan district public security bureau branch made the announcement on its Weibo account and said it had launched an investigation into the officers, but did not reveal how many had been suspended.
It was claimed he had climbed into her 18th floor hotel room wearing only his underwear. She said she fought him off, chased him out of her room and called police.
But at the station, officers told her to settle the matter directly with the pilot, surnamed Bai, saying she was not familiar with mainland law. Lam said police did not take an official statement from her.
Several days later when she returned to the station to file an official police report, Lam said a representative from the airline advised her not to sue the man, saying it was costly to train a pilot.