Maggie Ho reports
The defence for the seven police officers charged with beating up Occupy protester Ken Tsang last year told the court during a procedural hearing that the identity of the suspects will be a key point of dispute.
The officers were charged after TVB filmed a group of plain clothes officers hauling the handcuffed protester to a dark corner in Tamar Park in October last year, where they kicked and punched him as he was lying on the ground. The news footage will be a key piece of prosecution evidence.
All seven have denied a charge of causing Tsang grievous bodily harm with intent, and one of them also denied an additional count of common assault.
A pre-trial hearing will be held on March 11 next year. The proper trial scheduled for June 1 is estimated to last 20 days.
Prosecution witnesses include 38 police officers, a pathologist, a medical officer and two civilians.
The officers were charged after TVB filmed a group of plain clothes officers hauling the handcuffed protester to a dark corner in Tamar Park in October last year, where they kicked and punched him as he was lying on the ground. The news footage will be a key piece of prosecution evidence.
All seven have denied a charge of causing Tsang grievous bodily harm with intent, and one of them also denied an additional count of common assault.
A pre-trial hearing will be held on March 11 next year. The proper trial scheduled for June 1 is estimated to last 20 days.
Prosecution witnesses include 38 police officers, a pathologist, a medical officer and two civilians.
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