Security guard arrested for allegedly inciting Hongkongers to raid police headquarters, kill force’s top brass
- The 50-year-old accused was reportedly unhappy with police operations against anti-government protesters
- Officers arrested him in Ngau Tau Kok on Monday and he has not been charged yet
A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly publishing an online post to incite others to raid the Hong Kong police headquarters and kill the force’s top brass, including its commissioner.
The arrest was made on Monday after police noticed the comment posted on Facebook last Friday. Officers from the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau were tasked to investigate the case.
The Post has learned that the suspect – a security guard – was unhappy with police operations against anti-government protesters.
He was accused of trying to incite hundreds of thousands of people to raid the police head office, and kill chief Chris Tang Ping-keung as well as the force’s senior management, according to a source.
“The only way is to use violence against violence,” the man wrote on Facebook.
Chief Inspector Wilson Fan Chun-yip of the bureau said the message was widely circulated on various social media platforms.
