in July 2019 when more than 100 men in white T-shirts wielding sticks and poles attacked protesters, journalists and bystanders at a train station.
RTHK obtained data on the ownership of some cars that were seen in video footage on the night of the attack in a bid to trace those behind the assault and highlight the police's alleged slow response. According to a charge sheet, Bao made false statements when seeking access to the data. The police were severely criticised at the time for what activists and human rights groups described as a slack response, with some accusing the authorities of colluding with triad gangsters.Police have rejected the claims and said their slow response was due in part to protests elsewhere in the city that drained resources that night.
"I understand this incident is no longer a personal matter but a matter related to public interest and press freedom in Hong Kong," Bao said outside the court."I truly believe I will not walk alone."Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has rejected criticism the arrest represents a crackdown on press freedom in the former British colony.
The protests last year were fuelled by perceptions that Beijing was tightening its grip on those freedoms, which authorities have denied.
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