Hong Kong. New peaceful demonstration ended by repression and chaos | Chronic

Once again, a human tide has descended into the streets of Hong Kong to protest against the government and ask it to permanently eliminate the extradition law required by China. Once again, the peaceful demonstration was dissolved by the police with the help of tear gas. .

The Civil Rights Front, the organization that rallies protesters and calls weekly marches against the government, said 430,000 people demonstrated on Sunday, while the police had 138,000.

As happened a few weeks ago, the demonstration was held in a calm manner until, at nightfall, the police gave the order to disperse and that 39, a group of demonstrators refuses.

Police fired tear gas three times against the population, and the crowd dispersed.

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However, scenes of chaos and fear continued in the subway and train stations, where men in white shirts were hitting protesters trying to take public transport, according to videos posted on social networks and reproduced by the media. . local journal

These attacks on civilians continued late into the night without police intervention.

Last month, the Hong Kong opposition launched a series of street protests that ended up being the most important in the recent history of the region.

The initial claim was that the local government of Carrie Lam withdraw from the parliamentary debate an extradition bill to China and other jurisdictions of alleged criminals, which, according to the protesters and the opposition, could be used for political purposes against dissidents.

Lam finally agreed to withdraw the bill from Parliament, but by then the protests had created a climate of rejection of the government so important that the protesters had decided to stay in the streets en mbade and to ask not only his definitive elimination, but the resignation of the chief.

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During one of the most important peaks of popular mobilization and political tension this past month, hundreds of protesters took Parliament, forced the police to flee and left the Hong Kong company in suspense for at least a few hours.