Two retired policemen among three people arrested over clashes sparked by ‘Lennon Walls’, Hong Kong’s latest show of defiance against hated extradition bill
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Two former police officers, along with another man, have been arrested in Hong Kong over assaults on extradition bill protesters at “Lennon Walls” in separate clashes just hours apart.
The Post has learned that two retired policemen, aged 56 and 57, were arrested for assault during a confrontation with demonstrators at the “Lennon Wall” at Yau Tong MTR station near Lei Yue Mun on Wednesday night, where more than 200 people gathered at one point.
The two men were believed to be among dozens who removed messages posted on the wall in support of the movement against the extradition bill, and hurled verbal abuse at protesters who were tidying up Post-it notes there at about 8pm.
Set up in response to the government’s handling of the now-suspended bill, the walls have appeared in at least 12 neighbourhoods, with countless notes appealing for the draft legislation to be withdrawn and an independent inquiry to investigate the police’s handling of related protests.
