Hong Kong Police Shot at Journalist, Case Deemed ‘Unsubstantiated’
The case of a Hong Kong reporter who was shot by a sponge grenade during the 2019 anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong, was recently categorized as “unsubstantiated.”
The reporter, from the Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK), launched an allegation and a complaint about the police officer who fired the shot after the incident.
On Sept. 18, the Hong Kong Complaints Against Police Force (CAPO) released the result of its investigation, claiming the allegation was not supported by evidence and would be classified as “unsubstantiated.”
After being informed of the results of the complaint, CRHK said the reporter, who had left the company, felt disappointed about the investigation result and that CAPO’s findings did not match the facts….