About 500 people arrested and announced on August 5 at 23:01
In a series of protests that started about two months ago, Hong Kong police revealed that they have arrested about 500 people so far, and stressed their commitment to strict responsibility for illegal activities. did.
Hong Kong police held a press conference on the afternoon of the 5th, and a series of protests against the revision of the ordinance to allow the suspect's body to be handed over to the mainland of China began on June 9 We announced about the situation of the enforcement of.
According to it, by the morning of the 5th after the series of protest activities began, 420 men and women from 14 to 76 years of age were suspected of obstructing police operations, etc. A total of 502 men and women 82 people were arrested for suspicion of having held a rally.
Police protested some of the protesters around the country on the 5th, and arrested people are expected to increase further.
Police have also said that they have used more than 1000 tear-offs, 160 rubbers and 150 sponges during the forced expulsion for about two months.
The police stressed its strict responsibility for illegal acts, especially after last month's protests escalating and strongly criticizing "extreme action threatens citizens' security."