Graphic footage shows Hong Kong police shooting protester at close range

Many universities cancelled classes in the wake of the shooting, and as tear gas was fired on campuses for the first time.The shooting is likely to increase calls for an independent commission of inquiry into police treatment of protesters - which received an unexpected boost from Carrie Lam’s international panel of policing experts at the weekend.

The pistol is fired at the approaching protester’s stomach. He falls to the ground. Two more live shots are fired and a second protester is apparently hit and falls. after head injuries sustained from falling from a multi-storey car park after police had fired tear gas nearby, was the first death alleged to be directly related to the Hong Kong protests that have continued for five months.

But that panel, which includes Australian Michael Adams, chief commissioner of the NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, has now concluded an independent inquiry is “essential”.The panel said in a statement that the existing Hong Kong police complaints process lacked “the powers, capacity and independent investigative capability necessary to match the scale of events and the standards required of an international police watchdog operating in a society that values freedoms and rights”.

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He tried to grab the gun! If the protester got the gun there would be alot more casualties.

The rioter tried to grab the cops gun, got what he deserved. Love the way you just gloss over the fact that the rioters tried to burn someone alive!

Why don't you show this you anti-China, pro-US propagandists. You barely even cover a vicious coup in Bolivia, give scant coverage to Chile where dozens have died Your Sinophobia is relentless & Australia will come to regret it when it gets left behind

I totally empathise with the fear of living under communism by the residence of Hong Kong who have enjoyed western comfort for decades. But striding towards an armed officer is reckless for your own safety.

The Chinese government is corrupt and malicious - pity its citizens (inmates). Such a disgusting country ChinaDaily XHNews chinaorgcn ftchina ReutersChina china

bring some of these police to Australia We need some with balls

What a fucking Australia police do when a face covered mob try to attacks him ?

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A Hong Kong police officer shot a rioters who reached for his gun as the officer was mobbed and attacked.

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