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Hong Kong police blame youth for committing crimes in the name of protest

The police have been called out for their excessive use of forces against the demonstrators in the territory

Hong Kong police in riot gear move through a cloud of smoke at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Monday | Photo: AP/PTI
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In 2019, a total of 4,268 young people were arrested, an increase of more than 50 per cent from 2018.

ANI
In a bid to justify their aggressive tactics towards pro-democracy demonstrators, the pro-China Hong Kong police are now accusing young Hong Kongers of committing crimes under the shadow of unrest.

Commissioner of police of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, Chris Tang Ping-Keung, said that young people committing crimes had become a trend in the territory amid protests against China.

The police have been called out for their excessive use of forces against the demonstrators in the territory. On Friday itself the police arrested 35 people protesting against China's plan to impose national security legislation on the territory.