Hong Kong police relaxed guidelines for using force in protests -documents

Hong Kong police relaxed guidelines for using force in protests -documents
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Hong Kong police loosened guidelines on the use of force officers should use in the run-up to demonstrations on Oct. 1, giving them greater power to deal with protesters in difficult situations, according to documents seen by Reuters.

In the documents, the police manual changed some guidelines on how officers could act when considering force and also removed a line that stated officers should be accountable for their actions.

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