Eleven months after the #antiELAB protests began in earnest, the Independent Police Complaints Council's study into the events has been completed and its report has been released.
A summary of highlights to follow in this thread ipcc.gov.hk/en/public_comm…
A summary of highlights to follow in this thread ipcc.gov.hk/en/public_comm…
The IPCC concludes that accusations of police-triad collusion on July 21, the incident which prompted the most complaints to the body, require "serious evidence but none
has been offered."
Chapter 10 of the report does acknowledge "missed opportunities for early intervention."
has been offered."
Chapter 10 of the report does acknowledge "missed opportunities for early intervention."
Among those missed opportunities was the decision made by the quick response team not to stop white-shirted individuals on sight in the immediate aftermath of the violence in Yuen Long MTR station. The IPCC concludes that the officers should have stopped and questioned them.
The report also recommends that police management should enhance media training for senior police officers on answering questions in interviews, given some controversial answers given to press enquiries regarding July 21
Regarding the LegCo break-in on July 1, the IPCC concludes that it is regrettable that the primary objective of ensuring the integrity of the building was not achieved.
The report later notes that there is no evidence behind the accusation that the police did this deliberately.
The report later notes that there is no evidence behind the accusation that the police did this deliberately.
On August 31, the report concludes that video footage of police using force against passengers at Prince Edward MTR station "does not show the whole picture," adding that protesters were shown to have changed their clothes to disguise themselves as passengers.
