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Hong Kong protests: prosecutors admit no evidence six men on trial over Yuen Long attack were the organisers
- The accused have been charged with a host of offences, which they all deny, stemming from assault at Yuen Long MTR station on July 21, 2019
- Prosecutors have attempted to connect the incident with a stand-off in the district days earlier, but judge dismisses any link
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Prosecutors have acknowledged that an attack at a rail station in northern Hong Kong during 2019’s anti-government protests was initiated by a white-clad mob, but they have no evidence that six men on trial were the organisers.
The admission was made after District Judge Eddie Yip Chor-man demanded prosecutors clarify who sparked the assault on commuters and protesters, many of whom were dressed in black, on July 21 that year.
“The white-shirted,” replied senior assistant director of public prosecutions Anthony Chau Tin-hang.
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Chau said the men in white had arrived at Yuen Long MTR station armed with rattan canes and wooden sticks, while some in black retaliated by spraying a fire hosepipe and extinguisher found on the premises.
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“Footage shows that whenever the black-shirted tried to exit the gate [leaving the paid area], those in white would chase after them,” he added.
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