Civil Human Rights Front's Jimmy Sham attacked

The Civil Human Rights Front's convenor, Jimmy Sham, says his friend was hurt while trying to shield him from two masked men. Photo courtesy of Jimmy Sham

Jimmy Sham said two men attacked him and a friend in a restaurant on Thursday afternoon. Photo: RTHK

The convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, Jimmy Sham, says he was attacked by two masked men armed with a metal rod and a baseball bat on Thursday afternoon.



Sham told RTHK that he was having lunch with a friend on Tak Hing Street in Jordan, when the two men came into the restaurant and smashed their weapons on the table.



When the men lunged at him, Sham said his friend tried to stop them but was hit on his left arm three times.



Sham said his friend suffered bruises and was sent to hospital.



Earlier in the day, a group of pro-government people surrounded Sham in what they said was action to “denounce” the front. The group called Sham a rioter and tried to snatch a loudhailer from him.



The group dispersed after police officers intervened.



The Civil Human Rights Front, which organised mass extradition bill rallies over the summer, has been refused permission for another protest on Saturday. It is appealing against the police ban.