A US lawyer working in Hong Kong yesterday lost his appeal and was jailed for assaulting a plainclothes policeman when he intervened in a confrontation between the officer and members of the public three years ago.
The confrontation occurred toward the end of the huge and often violent democracy protests that rocked the territory. At the time, Hong Kong’s 30,000 police officers were allowed to carry retractable batons during off-duty hours to protect themselves during a period when the popularity of law enforcement had plummeted.
Samuel Phillip Bickett, 37, thought he was breaking up a fight inside a Hong Kong subway station
Hong Kong court jails US lawyer over scuffle with policeman
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American lawyer jailed in Hong Kong for assaulting police officer
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