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Hong Kong court jails man for 2½ months for doxxing policeman who shot student during 2019 protests
- Johnson Leung Fai was found guilty of two counts of disclosing personal data about the officer and his family via posts on X
- Defendant called the policeman ‘rogue cop’ and ‘murderer’, and posted altered picture showing the latter’s daughters holding knives
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A decoration manager was sentenced to 2½ months in jail on Tuesday for doxxing a Hong Kong policeman, who shot a student during the 2019 anti-government protests.
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Eastern Court found Johnson Leung Fai guilty of two counts of divulging personal data after he alleged the traffic officer was a “rogue cop” and a “murderer” via two posts on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter.
The policeman became a target of doxxing after he fired three rounds at student Patrick Chow Pak-kwan, one of which hit his abdomen, during a demonstration in Sai Wan Ho on November 11, 2019.
Chow survived but the bullets ruptured his kidney and part of his liver. He was imprisoned for six years on three charges, including trying to rob the officer of his handgun and escape from custody.
Earlier this month, the court heard that 50-year-old Leung first violated the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance on August 31 last year, when he retweeted footage of the shooting and included the officer’s name with a statement that said: “rogue cops and their families go to hell”.
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