17 September 2019 APAC Alert – (Update) Hong Kong: Police union calls for use of live ammunition against protesters
A Hong Kong police union, dubbed Junior Police Officers’ Association, called for the use of live ammunition against pro-democracy demonstrators. The association, which represents 80% of the city’s 31,000-member police force, made the call yesterday after violent protests on September 14 and 15. During the protests on those days, some hardcore protesters threw Molotov cocktails […]