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In Hong Kong, reactions multiply after another day of demonstrations Sunday, July 15 which ended with clashes with the police in a mall. The government supports the police, but many elected Democrats denounce excessive use of force.
The reactions are very partisan this Monday, July 15th. On the one hand, the head of the executive, Carrie Lam, who has been widely criticized for her management of the opposition movement to an extradition law to China , visited wounded policemen in the hospital. The head of the executive has sharply criticized what she calls " rioters ", anti-government protesters who clashed with the police.
The political crisis is getting worse
" They did their duty, were professional, showed restraint. But they were attacked free by rioters, I think we can really present them as rioters, "said Carrie Lam to the press.
But his version is debated since the police were criticized on its management of the movement this Sunday after dismantling barricades installed by a few hundred demonstrators, reports our special envoy in Hong Kong , Simon Leplâtre .
The police used pepper gas and batons against small groups of protestors, who responded with jets of umbrellas, bottles and various projectiles. She pushed young people into a luxury shopping center where there were still many customers, which resulted in scenes of chaos and chase.
The political crisis that has lasted for weeks in the former British colony back in 1997 in the lap of China was further aggravated on Sunday with battles rival battles between riot police and protesters in this mall filled with luxury brands.
Support despite everything
A local Sha Tin elected was very shocked by what had happened. There was no vandalism, but the police resorted to violence despite everything.
The police, who often seemed overwhelmed during these events, arrested 30 people. The clashes resulted in 10 injuries among police and 22 among protesters, including two who are in critical condition, according to local press.
The government has not been able to defuse the worst crisis in Hong Kong for decades. The protesters demand the outright withdrawal of the extradition text to mainland China, an independent investigation into alleged police violence, amnesty for those arrested, and the resignation of Carrie Lam.