Two weeks later, simon thinks hes being followed again. Around the same time, simon receives an anonymous e mail. Its title chinese agents will find you and bring you back. Simon cheng is one of the leading figures in the hong kong democracy movement. Four years ago, he was working at the british consulate and was asked to monitor escalating protests. Weeks later, he vanished during a consulate trip to mainland china. Simon says the police used his visit to a Massage Centre to accuse him of soliciting prostitution. They framed me up to say i solicited prostitutes. Simon says he was accused of being a british spy, then tortured. He says he was restrained in a device known as a tiger chair. Seen here in videos from chinese social media. When simon was released, he fled to the uk and has now been granted asylum. In london, he set up an organisation to help others whove left hong kong. Today, his house is on a special Police Protection register and hes constantly looking over his shoulder.
the night is young here in paris, but we aren t hearing of any disturbances. it appears to be a calmer night. but for example in paris on the last few nights, the tensions have really flared up in the very early hours of the morning. so it s difficult to say what this evening will hold for us, but of course as you say, this all comes after the grandmother of 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and otherfamily 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and other family members have spoken to the family members, dashed to the bbc, calling for calm. some family members spoke to katya adler. this is nahel, the french algerian team killed last week by a policeman, triggering nightly outpourings of rage by youths from similar backgrounds across france. in their first on camera interview since nahel s death, his family told me they want to be very clear. there are no words to describe how we feel. we just buried a 17 year old. but we never called for hate or riots. with tensions running so h
two weeks later, simon thinks he s being followed again. around the same time, simon receives an anonymous e mail. its title chinese agents will find you and bring you back. simon cheng is one of the leading figures in the hong kong democracy movement. four years ago, he was working at the british consulate and was asked to monitor escalating protests. weeks later, he vanished during a consulate trip to mainland china. simon says the police used his visit to a massage centre to accuse him of soliciting prostitution. they framed me up to say i solicited prostitutes. simon says he was accused of being a british spy, then tortured. he says he was restrained in a device known as a tiger chair. ..seen here in videos from chinese social media. when simon was released, he fled to the uk and has now been granted asylum. in london, he set up an organisation to help others who ve left hong kong. today, his house is on a special police protection register and he s constantly looking
you can have some problem with few policeman, you can have one person perhaps, which is racist, but not all of french police. this evening, president macron called an urgent government meeting and sent tens of thousands of riot police back onto the streets in case. this crisis is still burning. katya adler, bbc news, paris. in the uk, new measures aimed at curbing protest methods often used by environmental groups have come into effect in england and in wales. under the new laws police now have powers to move protesters who disrupt transport while offenders could face three years in jail for tunnelling near key sites. the home office as the public order act 2023 will target a selfish minority but critics argue they threaten the right to protest. groups likejust stop 0il have continued with high profile demonstrations including at yesterday s pride including at yesterday s pride in london event. the former