More Than 7,600 Arrested Over Anti-govt Protests
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jwplayer.key='EKOtdBrvhiKxeOU807UIF56TaHWapYjKnFiG7ipl3gw='; var playerInstance = jwplayer("jquery_jwplayer_1"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://newsstatic.rthk.hk/audios/mfile_1518691_1_20200403184128.mp3", skin: { url: location.href.split('/', 4).join('/') + '/jwplayer/skin/rthk/five.css', name: 'five' }, hlshtml: true, width: "100%", height: 30, wmode: 'transparent', primary: navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Trident")>-1 ? "flash" : "html5", events: { onPlay: function(event) { dcsMultiTrack('DCS.dcsuri', 'https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1518691-20200403.mp3', 'WT.ti', ' Audio at newsfeed', 'WT.cg_n', '#rthknews', 'WT.cg_s', 'Multimedia','WT.es','https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1518691-20200403.htm', 'DCS.dcsqry', '' ); } } }); }); });
2020-04-03 HKT 16:46
Share this story
More than 7,600 people have been arrested during anti-extradition protests since June 9 last year, the government revealed on Friday.
In a written reply to Legco, the Department of Justice said these people were arrested over offences such as taking part in a riot, unlawful assembly, wounding, arson, criminal damage and assaulting a police officer.
It said that by February 29, more than 1,200 people had been charged and summonsed. Fifty-two had been convicted, 25 bound over, and one subject to a care or protection order. Charges against 19 people had been withdrawn.
More than 500 arrestees were released without condition, while cases involving more than 5,800 of those arrested were still being investigated.
The letter said the Department of Justice has deployed extra staff to handle the large number of cases.
“Currently with over 200 prosecutors, the Prosecutions Division has all along had a dedicated team of prosecutors for handling cases concerning public order events to ensure consistency in the handling approach," it said.
"In view of the recent increase in the number of public order event cases, the Department of Justice has arranged for officers who had formerly served in that dedicated team, and deployed additional manpower, to assist in work relating to prosecution decisions".
Chinese Regulator Approves Citis Plan For Its Own Securities Firm
Citi has received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to set up a wholly owned capital mark... Read more
HSBC RedCoin Debuts On PayMe With Wider Stablecoin Rollout Planned
HSBC has launched HSBC RedCoin, its first stablecoin, on the PayMe mobile payment app in Hong Kong. Denominated in Hong... Read more
Unlimit Joins Hong Kong Governments Strategic Enterprise Partners
Unlimit has signed a partnership agreement with the Hong Kong Government, which named the global financial infrastructu... Read more
Is Your Crypto Safe If Your Custodian Goes Bankrupt?
No institution moves into digital assets until it knows who will hold them and what happens to those assets if that cus... Read more
EleBank Opens First Physical Store In Hong Kong
Hong Kong digital bank EleBank has opened its first physical store in Causeway Bay as it expands beyond online banking ... Read more
Taiwan Blocks Grabs US$600 Million Foodpanda Acquisition
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has blocked Grab’s proposed US$600 million acquisition of Delivery Hero’s fo... Read more