{"id":183023,"date":"2022-10-17T18:09:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/?p=183023"},"modified":"2022-10-17T18:09:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:09:07","slug":"hong-kong-protester-beaten-up-in-china-consulate-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/hong-kong-protester-beaten-up-in-china-consulate-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong protester beaten up in China consulate grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Police are investigating after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was dragged into the Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester and beaten up.<\/p>\n

A video shows a group of men in face masks approach the consulate fence and drag him inside on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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The protester told Voice of America (VOA) the men took away a satirical portrait of President\u00a0Xi Jinping<\/strong>\u00a0before attacking him.<\/p>\n

He said: “After I was pulled in, I was punched and kicked. I had scars on my face, bleeding, and swelling.<\/p>\n

“Hair was pulled from my head, swollen and bruised. I had bruises on my neck and back, and my waist was a little sore.”<\/p>\n

He said protesters and the police managed to pull him out of the consulate.<\/p>\n

Human rights campaigner Luke de Pulford tweeted a picture allegedly showing the man with cuts on his face.<\/p>\n

Greater Manchester Police said its major incident team was investigating and “liaising with national policing and diplomatic partners”.<\/p>\n

“The man – aged in his 30s – suffered several physical injuries and remained in hospital overnight for treatment. He is continuing to receive our support for his welfare,” said a police statement.<\/p>\n

“It is clear what began as a peaceful protest unexpectedly escalated and our officers acted professionally in response to a hostile and dynamic situation to help the victim and ensure he didn’t come to any further harm,” said Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts.<\/p>\n

He said “all viable avenues will be explored to bring to justice anyone we believe is culpable”.<\/p>\n

MPs are calling on the government to urgently investigate and want China’s UK ambassador to be summoned to explain.<\/p>\n

Alicia Kearns, chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, tweeted a photo of protesters and the police and suggested the consul general\u00a0<\/strong>had “full sight, and quite possibly was involved, in the assaults”.<\/p>\n

Former Tory leader\u00a0Iain Duncan-Smith<\/strong>\u00a0called for an apology from the ambassador and said the government should send those responsible back to China.<\/p>\n

Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy called it “deeply concerning” and also said the foreign secretary should urgently summon the ambassador.<\/p>\n

The protest coincided with the first day of the congress of China’s ruling party, where President Xi Jinping is expected to win a third term.<\/p>\n

Sky News has contacted the government, the Chinese consulate in Manchester and the Chinese Embassy in London for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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