Hong Kong protests: man shot with pepper ball loses High Court bid to identify police officer who fired round
- Judge denies Ng Ying-mo a court order forcing disclosure of identities of the officer and others who allegedly assaulted him on separate occasion
- Mr Justice Wilson Chan says Ng is simply fishing for a case and risk of officers being doxxed was significant
Ng Ying-mo had sued the police commissioner for the name and other personal information of the officer who fired the round at Tim Wa Avenue in Admiralty on June 12, 2019, as well as those of his squad and superior officer. He was arrested that day and later released.
He was also seeking information about the identities of the officers involved in an incident on August 4 of the same year at the junction of Ka On Street and Des Voeux Road West in Sai Wan.
During the unauthorised procession, an officer said, he intercepted and arrested the plaintiff, who then started banging his head on the ground until he was taken away.
Ng, however, claimed he was assaulted by several policemen at the same event.
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The plaintiff said he had been advised that it was necessary for him to first identify the officers involved so that he could take them to court on allegations of battery, misfeasance in public office and negligence.
