Hong Kong Rail Operator Ordered to Release Police Protest Footage

Hong Kong Rail Operator Ordered to Release Police Protest Footage
Riot police wait at a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) station as commuters walk past to catch a subway train, in Hong Kong, China, on Sept. 2, 2019. Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
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HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court on March 18 ordered rail operator MTR Corp to hand over CCTV footage from a police operation at two subway stations during pro-democracy protests last year that a student leader plans to use to sue officers.

On Aug. 31, scenes filmed by TV reporters of police beating protesters cowering on the floor of a metro train went viral, sparking outrage and demands for MTR to release full footage.