Original title: 29 men and 18 women! Hong Kong police arrested 47 people. The police revealed that the arrested suspects were suspected of illegal assembly, assaulting police, obstructing police officers from performing their official duties and possession of offensive weapons.
Hongkong police issued a statement on the evening of 15, said that 14 days in the Sha Tin District, some demonstrators attacked the police incident, the police arrested 47 suspect, including 29 men and 18 women.
The police revealed that the arrested suspect was suspected of illegal assembly, assaulting the police, obstructing police officers from performing their official duties and possession of offensive weapons. On the evening of the 14th, 13 police officers needed to be hospitalized for treatment, and 5 are still in hospital.
It is reported that during the public meeting and parade in Shatin District on the 14th, some demonstrators gathered illegally. Some people deliberately distributed helmets, eye masks and other equipment in a large scale in a short time, dug up road bricks at the scene, collected a large number of iron sticks and other offensive weapons, demolished nearby iron bars, and blocked the road with iron bars and other sundries. At the same time, a group of violent demonstrators deliberately used traffic cones, unknown powder and other items to attack the police, and threw bricks, umbrellas and helmets at the police, posing a serious threat to the safety of police officers and citizens. After repeated warnings, the police used appropriate force to arrest violent demonstrators.
Hong Kong police said that more violence in the demonstrations was a serious impact on the rule of law in Hong Kong. For the series of violent acts that have occurred recently, the Hong Kong police will actively investigate and bring those who undermine the rule of law to justice, so as to maintain public safety and order and ensure the safety of the public.