The police advance came when protesters blockaded the underpass after being cleared out of other areas of the city on Tuesday.Overnight police used pepper spray and batons to remove
protesters from Lung Wo Road which they said earlier had to be cleared
as it was a major thoroughfare. They also arrested people fornlawful assembly
Local TV network TVB aired footage that appeared to show a
group of plainclothes policeman dragging a handcuffed and unarmed
protester and placing him on the ground.
They then assault him, kicking him repeatedly.
The man was named as Ken Tsang, a social worker and member of the opposition Civic Party. He was later taken to hospital
Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said there wasoncern
over a video cliphowing police officers who used inappropriate force
against an arrested person
He said the officers seen on the video would be removed from
their current duties and that an investigation would be carried out.Juliana Liu, BBC News, Hong Kon
The footage shot by broadcaster TVB has been widely shared on social media.
Accusations of police using excessive force were made when
authorities fired tear gas as the protests first erupted in late
September. But this incident, which took place at aroundon
WednesdaGMT Tuesday was different.
The demonstrator, Ken Tsang, a social worker, had already been detained and no longer posed any threat to law enforcement.
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