Alleged victim of beating by Hong Kong police sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting officer and another man
- Chung Chi-wah, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of common assault and one count of assaulting a police officer
- After he was arrested last year, a security camera captured footage of two officers hitting Chung while he was tied to a hospital bed
A man who was allegedly beaten by police while he was detained in hospital was on Saturday sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting an officer and another man in a park before his arrest last year.
Chung Chi-wah, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of common assault and one count of assaulting a police officer at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts on Saturday.
The court heard that he was involved in a quarrel with a man at a park in Sheung Shui over their political views on June 25 last year.
Chung was said to have spat on the man and kicked him, thinking that the victim was taking pictures of him with a cellphone.
The court also heard that Chung had hit police sergeant Mok Siu-keung, who arrived to handle the fight, leaving a 1cm-wide wound on his face.
In mitigation, defence lawyer Chris Ng Chung-luen said Chung had drunk 10 cans of beer after an argument with his wife, and had promised to stop drinking.
