New day of protest in Hong Kong ended with violent incidents | Chronic

A new day of mobilization in Hong Kong has ended with violent incidents. For the first time since protests against the government began three months ago, police used water cannons on Sunday to disperse protesters in the midst of violent incidents.

The most mbadive march began at 3 pm local (the 22nd of Argentina) and before starting, it sparked controversy as it was initially banned by the police and then cleared after the organizers had promised to keep an agreed route.

However, although the march was to continue with a concentration in a park, an hour later, some demonstrators began to build barricades, which resulted in the deployment of riot units that began to launch tear gas to disperse them.

The demonstrators attacked the police with bricks and gasoline bombs, so they were repressed with water cannon vehicles, security sources said.

During the demonstration, parents of police officers asked the government not to use the security forces as a "scapegoat" to resolve the conflict, but to bet on the "political dialogue".

The march was organized by Police Relatives Connection, an online family group that seeks to restore the "tarnished" reputation of the police, criticized for its manifestations of alleged brutality, reported the EFE news agency.

On Saturday, a total of 29 people were arrested after taking part in a protest march during which violent episodes also followed.

Prisoners are accused of "Illegal gathering, possession of offensive weapons and badault on agents" Police

Mbadive street protests, which have been one of the biggest political crises in Hong Kong for decades, have been going on since the beginning of June and some of them have resulted in violent clashes between police and demonstrators.

When the demonstrations began, citizens rejected an extradition bill introduced by local authorities, which would allow the surrender of suspects to jurisdictions without prior agreements such as mainland China, which opponents to the text consider the end of the conflict. judicial guarantees offered by the Hong Kong system.

But protests have evolved over the last few weeks toward broader claims on the democratic mechanisms of the Hong Kong Island, China's special administrative region since it has ceased to be a colony of the United Kingdom, in 1997 through an agreement between Beijing and London. .

The demonstrations show the rejection of what is considered to be China's growing influence over the island's affairs where the separation of powers prevails, even though the executive is elected by an electoral committee and then appointed by the council. Chinese state.