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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong made up claims he had to squat naked ‘like a dog’ during interrogation, prison officer says
- Assistant Officer Leung Tin-hang says Demosisto leader stood fully dressed while answering questions after strip-search
- Demosisto leader is seeking HK$16,000 in damages at Small Claims Tribunal
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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung made up allegations about insulting treatment in prison, an officer testified at a tribunal on Friday.
Assistant Officer Leung Tin-hang said the Demosisto leader stood fully dressed during an interrogation conducted after a strip-search at Tung Tau Correctional Institution on October 16, 2017 – contrary to Wong’s claim of having to squat naked “like a dog” while answering personal questions.
Leung also said he had inquired about Wong’s affiliations with political groups because information concerning organisational ties would assist prison management and administrative arrangements, such as job allocation.
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“Demosisto is not a problem in itself,” he said. “The problem is how others might view Demosisto. We have to record all kinds of risks.”
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Leung further agreed to suggestions that Wong had fabricated the allegations against him.
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