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Hong Kong TV journalist arrested over report on police misconduct
Source: The Guardian
Hong Kong TV journalist arrested over report on police misconduct
Choy Yuk-ling held over film about claims of police collusion with armed thugs
Helen Davidson in Taipei
@heldavidson
Tue 3 Nov 2020 09.24 GMT
Hong Kong police have arrested a journalist at a public broadcaster in relation to a documentary about the 2019 Yuen Long incident, when police were accused of standing by as armed thugs attacked commuters.
RTHK confirmed the arrest of Choy Yuk-ling, one of the producers of Hong Kong Connection. The respected current affairs programme investigated the police response to the attack, which left 45 people needing treatment in hospital.
Police sources told local media that Choi was arrested for giving false information by misusing a vehicle number plate search as part of the investigation. The Hong Kong police force have been contacted for comment.
Video footage of the attack, on 21 July 2019, showed dozens of mostly masked men in white shirts storming a mass transit station in Yuen Long, chasing passengers and beating them with sticks. Hong Kong Connection used licence plate searches to connect cars seen at Yuen Long to people involved in the attack, and revealed links between alleged attackers and influential pro-Beijing village committees.
“The show revealed how police were patrolling the town before the rampage and took no action over the men wielding weapons,” RTHK said in a tweet confirming Choy’s arrest.
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Choy Yuk-ling held over film about claims of police collusion with armed thugs
Helen Davidson in Taipei
@heldavidson
Tue 3 Nov 2020 09.24 GMT
Hong Kong police have arrested a journalist at a public broadcaster in relation to a documentary about the 2019 Yuen Long incident, when police were accused of standing by as armed thugs attacked commuters.
RTHK confirmed the arrest of Choy Yuk-ling, one of the producers of Hong Kong Connection. The respected current affairs programme investigated the police response to the attack, which left 45 people needing treatment in hospital.
Police sources told local media that Choi was arrested for giving false information by misusing a vehicle number plate search as part of the investigation. The Hong Kong police force have been contacted for comment.
Video footage of the attack, on 21 July 2019, showed dozens of mostly masked men in white shirts storming a mass transit station in Yuen Long, chasing passengers and beating them with sticks. Hong Kong Connection used licence plate searches to connect cars seen at Yuen Long to people involved in the attack, and revealed links between alleged attackers and influential pro-Beijing village committees.
“The show revealed how police were patrolling the town before the rampage and took no action over the men wielding weapons,” RTHK said in a tweet confirming Choy’s arrest.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/03/hong-kong-tv-journalist-arrested-over-report-on-police-misconduct