Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers slammed city leader Carrie Lam on Dec. 11, after experts announced that they would resign from their posts as international observers assisting in a study of police use of force.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), a statutory body set up by the Hong Kong government to observe, monitor, and review complaints against police, is headed by a chairman, three vice-chairman, and other members, all of them appointed by the chief executive—a position currently held by Lam. The agency also reports to the police force.
