Hong Kong protests: 13-year-old arrested on suspicion of assaulting police officer is among seven seized in early morning raids
- Two secondary school pupils and university student also taken into custody
- Incident occurred after police halted Chater Garden rally in January
A 13-year-old is among seven people who have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting four police officers when an approved anti-government rally in January was stopped by the force, police said on Thursday.
The seven local residents, all males aged between 13 and 34, were picked up when officers raided a number of locations in Mid-Levels, Wong Tai Sin, Lam Tin and Tseung Kwan O on Wednesday morning.
“During the arrest operation, we seized the outfits, shoes and rucksacks worn by those we arrested when they committed the crime,” said Superintendent Raymond Chou, of the narcotics bureau.
The rally took place at Chater Garden in Central on January 19, and Chou said the suspects were all wearing masks and similar outfits at the time of the incident.
“We have conducted an in-depth investigation and also gone through a large amount of security camera footage and live video footage to identify the suspects,” he said.
