LIVE UPDATES: July 1 March Organizer Releases Statement About Violence in Hong Kong Parliament

Protesters put up a sign reading "Protect my Hong Kong; Freedom, human rights," after breaking into the parliament chambers of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019. VIVEK PRAKASH/AFP/Getty Images

Update: July 2, 2:18 p.m. HKT

Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the organizer of the march on July 1, has issued a statement on its Facebook page in response to the violence used by young protesters at the Legislative Council (LegCo) yesterday.