Hong Kong (CNN) Police in Hong Kong have come under heavy criticism after a widely-circulated video showed officers tackling a 12-year-old girl to the ground during a pro-democracy protest on Sunday. The video, posted by the student media group of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), showed the girl walking along a sidewalk when riot police officers stopped her. The girl started running away before the police, armed with batons, helmets, and full-body gear, chased after her and tackled her to the ground. The police force defended its officers' actions, saying in a statement they had deployed "minimum necessary force" in the situation. "Officers, therefore, chased and subdued her with the use of minimum necessary force."

Source: CNN September 07, 2020 19:41 UTC