HONG KONG - A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was arrested by police, his organization said on Monday, after a protest he helped organize in the financial district a day earlier turned violent with officers firing tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Ventus Lau was arrested on Sunday evening on charges of “obstruction of police administration” and violating terms set when permission was granted for the protest, the Hong Kong Civil Assembly Team said in a statement. But as the crowds swelled and spilled onto surrounding streets, some protesters briefly barricaded roads with umbrellas, traffic cones and other street furniture and dug up bricks from the pavement.“It was primarily rioters’ violent acts which led to the suspension of the gathering,” Senior Superintendent Ng Lok-chun told reporters.
Police said two community liaison officers were attacked with wooden sticks and sustained head injuries. They also said some protesters threw water bottles at officers conducting a ‘stop and search’ operation.
They got Antifa right unlike our own dweebs, notice bottom right 🇺🇸👍
amazing how Hong Kong citizens are willing to die for democracy and our president is dismantling it piece by piece. his supporters and enablers should be ashamed of themselves
Violent extremists are insisting in endangering: Hong Kong 🇭🇰 stability and progress. Not one country in the 🌎can tolerate, a continous exercise of violence link to domestic terrorism and shield with impunity.
The organizer publicly announced the assembly ended and ask people to leave. Calling him *inciting the crowd* is framing him. Do you even know this is a leaderless movement for over 7 months?🤨Do you really think the Hong Kong crowd need someone to *incite* them?
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