The three police officers including Tang Man-him were given a jail sentence of 32 , 31 and 17 months respectively. Two Hong Kong police constables who “tortured” a 62-year-old arrestee in the hospital have been sentenced to up to 32 months behind bars, while their colleague was sentenced to 17 months for not stopping them. The trio faced one count of misconduct in public office, with assault causing actual bodily harm as the alternative charge. Au and Tang were given a jail sentence of 32 months and 31 months respectively, while Tang was given a 17-month jail term. “This case is only the tip of the iceberg of Hong Kong’s police brutality.

Source: The Standard December 18, 2020 10:29 UTC