Police Forbade Arrestees from Telling Their Names: "I told you to shut up!"

At 20:45, the Special Tactical Squad arrests at least 5 people at Nathan Road. Police try to stop the arrested protestors from telling their names by referring them to "cockraoches" and even yelled "shut up" in their ears.

As police point pepper spray to members of the public who try to hear the arrestees out, onlookers ask the police to keep calm and the police respond, "I won't as you provoke me!"

Police disperse passersby, asking them to stop 'unlawful assembly'. Citizen criticize the police for blocking the road unreasonably. One said, "This is like 'three years and eight months'* in Hong Kong."

*The duration Hong Kong was under Japanese occupation during the Second World War

Source: Inmedia HK

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Police Injured Reporter and First Aider at Percival Street

At around 18:30, police shoot multiple rounds of tear gas at Hennessy Road. They point guns at and pepper-spray reporters in less than 1m distance.

Despite wearing a full face mask, an InMedia reporter is found to have red and swollen skin on his face, neck and chest, after being pepper-sprayed. The burning sensation lasts for nearly an hour.

A first-aider, hit by a tear gas grenade at the back, suffers from a severe burn.

Source: Inmedia HK

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Police arrested 2 people for unlawful assembly between themselves

After raiding Tsim Sha Tsui at around 21:03, police set cordon at the intersection of Nathan Road and Austin Road. Many tourists wish to leave, but the police berate and demand them to find another way.

All of a sudden, around 20 police dash towards Jordan along Nathan Road and arrest 1 man and 1 woman, accusing them of unlawful assembly. Passersby ask angrily "there are not even 3 people, how can that be called unlawful assembly?", "are you [the police] interpreting the law yourselves?" The two arrestees are taken away and no one knows what happens next.

Although the press are filming at least 5 meters away from the riot police, police still push them away with shields and flash torchlight directly at their eyes within half a meter. Police shout "I will shoot you to death if you come closer!" and accuse onlookers for provoking the police. The police threaten to "treat" the journalists and civilians with pepper spray.

Source: InMedia
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