Twenty-seven More Charged Over PolyU Clashes

The police on Wednesday charged 27 people for illegal assembly over clashes in the vicinity of Polytechnic University last November.

The suspects, aged between 16 and 37, include students, a teacher, office workers and waiters.

They're accused of supporting protesters who were trapped on campus during a police siege on November 18.

One of the suspects has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon – a laser pointer.

The defendants will appear at Kowloon City court on September 9, and the case is expected to be transferred to the District Court later.

Twenty-five of them had refused bail after they were arrested earlier.

The Polytechnic University siege lasted about two weeks and was among the most violent episodes in the anti-extradition movement that began in June last year.