Hong Kong police arrest man on suspicion of inciting others to attack officers
- The suspect, 34, was taken into custody during raid in Yau Ma Tei after allegedly urging others online to attack police on specific days
- Superintendent Wilson Tam refuses to say whether people who expressed support for his comments had broken the law, saying cases to be decided individually
The suspect, 34, was taken into custody on Monday after allegedly leaving comments in an online forum on Friday, encouraging others to “chop police officers”.
Police were also separately investigating a bomb scare at the Tuen Mun office of soy milk giant Vitasoy, which was the employer of the knifeman who was behind the stabbing on Thursday.
On the latest arrest, Superintendent Wilson Tam Wai-shun of the cyber security and technology crime bureau said: “The online wordings included chopping policemen ... He also listed some dates, saying they were days for chopping police officers.
“The remarks were made after the attack on July 1, so I believe they are connected.”
The man was arrested in Yau Ma Tei in the morning and officers seized two smartphones. The force is investigating whether he was linked to any political group, Tam added.