Occupy protester Ken Tsang in court for trial of officers accused of assaulting him
Admissibility of video showing alleged beating still point of dispute in case
Pro-democracy activist Ken Tsang Kin-chiu was in court for the first time on Monday morning, for the trial of seven policemen accused of assaulting him.
But Tsang, having been jeered by a scattered, placard-waving crowd, left shortly after his arrival as the District Court needed more time before calling him to the witness stand.
Tsang was allegedly “unlawfully and maliciously” assaulted by Chief Inspector Wong Cho-shing, 48, Senior Inspector Lau Cheuk-ngai, 29, Detective Sergeant Pak Wing-bun, 42, and constables Lau Hing-pui, 38, Chan Siu-tan, 31, Kwan Ka-ho, 32, and Wong Wai-ho, 36, outside a pump station near Lung Wui Road in Admiralty during the Occupy protests on October 15, 2014.
It is alleged that Chan also assaulted Tsang later on, in the interview room of Central Police Station.
All the men deny one joint count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, while Chan denies a further charge of common assault.
The pro-democracy activist turned up at the court building in Wan Chai at about 10:15am amid jeering by a small group of police supporters, who had not been seen since they staged a demonstration on the first day of the trial on Wednesday last week.
