Hong Kong is a place where many incredible things happenĀ on a daily basis. But no one would believe that one day, an innocent sandwich would become a weapon that would expose the country’s not-so-democratic leadership!

A police officer in Hong Kong testified that a ‘smelly fish sandwich‘ lobbed by a pro-democracy activist tainted his uniform, describing the ‘projectile’ as ‘wet and soft’, according to AFP.

While the police officer made it sound like a ‘sexting’ probe, the accused – Avery Ng Man-yuenĀ of the League of Social Democrats – said AFP, denied one count of common assault with a sandwich at the magistrates’ court hearing.

The pro-democracyĀ activist wanted to hit the former Hong Kong chief executive during last yearā€™s legislative electionsĀ but missed and hit a police officer, today pleaded not guilty to assault.

In a Facebook video that was played in court, Ng had described the missile as a ā€œsmelly fish sandwich,ā€ AFP reported.

The sandwich was aimed at the cityā€™s then-leader Leung Chun-ying, who was on his way to the polling station.

According to local media reports in Hong Kong,Ā Leung managed to take ā€œevasive action,ā€ against the missile thus allowingĀ the ‘weapon or projectile’ to hitĀ chief inspector Lau Wing-kwan.

Lau told the court he tried to block the sandwich with his arm but didnā€™t ā€œblameā€ the cityā€™s former head for dodging and leaving him in the firing line.

ā€œSuddenly I saw an unknown object coming from in front flying towards me,ā€ police officer Lau Wing-kwan told the court as a witness, reported AFP.

ā€œBecause the item was wet and soft, after I blocked it, it came apart and parts of it hit my vest.ā€

Ng was a candidate for the Kowloon West constituency, but failed to win a seat, obtaining only 6,811 votes, according to Hong Kong Free Press.

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