HK Islamic studies instructor was charged with assault for slapping a 13-years old boy in a lesson

A man who slapped a 13-year-old boy at an Islamic learning centre in Quarry Bay will be arraigned before the magistrate at Eastern Court on Monday.

His family has charged the 35-years- old man for causing an injury to the boy's eyes when being taught  Quran lessons.

He was allegedly charged with an assault, police reported on Saturday.

The incident was said to have happened last week but the man was apprehended on Friday after the family made a complaint to police on the 10th of August.

A source said that the boy has gone through six hours of surgery after an eye specialist discovered he had a detached retina with a 180-degree tear. The second operation would be arranged in the next six months.

Police said that the accused man had a recognisance form which is a temporary immigration document that disallows the holder to engage in any paid job in Hong Kong but can live.

In an interview, the sister of the boy stressed that the alleged assault should not be used to bolster stereotypes about her ethnic community as “Islam does not teach us all of this”. She said further that hoped that her family’s decision to speak out would “educate” parents that corporal punishment was wrong and illegal in Hong Kong.

伊斯蘭宗教導師因在課堂上打一名 13 歲男孩耳光而被控襲擊罪

一名男子在鰂魚涌伊斯蘭學習中心掌摑一名13歲男孩，將於週一在東區法院提審。

他的家人指控這名 35 歲男子在教授《古蘭經》課程時造成男孩的眼睛受傷。

警方周六報告稱，他涉嫌襲擊罪。

據稱這起事件發生在上週，但該男子在家人於 8 月 10 日向警方投訴後於週五被捕。

有消息稱，眼科專家發現男孩視網膜脫落並呈180度撕裂後，男孩接受了六個小時的手術。 第二次手術將在接下來的六個月內安排。

警方表示，被告持有一份擔保書，該擔保書是一份臨時入境文件，不允許持有人在香港從事任何有償工作，但可以居住。

這位姐妹強調，所指控的襲擊不應被用來強化對其種族群體的刻板印象，因為“伊斯蘭教並沒有教給我們這一切”。 她進一步表示，希望家人發聲的決定能夠“教育”家長，體罰在香港是錯誤且非法的。