HONG KONG - Hong Kong police on Monday drew flak over their rough arrest of a 12-year-old girl, who said she was caught in a crowd of protesters while out buying art supplies.
The girl, who was bruised in the ordeal, said she had gone out with her elder brother to buy art supplies for school, but they were forced to turn back, as the area had been cordoned off by police. — Jack Hazlewood September 6, 2020 The police force confirmed the incident, but in a statement posted on Facebook defended its officers saying that the girl had acted"suspiciously" and that"minimum necessary force" had been used on her.
Sunday's protests marked the day that legislative elections would have been held, had Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam not postponed them for a year due to the danger of fuelling the city's Covid-19 outbreak. She has been accused of using the pandemic to suppress opposition. Mr Ren said he also visited the police officer in charge of the case, who refused to receive legal documents, including a written request for his client Wong Wai-yin to be handed back to Hong Kong jurisdiction.
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