{
  "id": 3762961,
  "title": "Hong Kong officer charged over indecent messages to suspect’s friend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/hong-kong-officer-charged-over-indecent-messages-to-suspects-friend",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:09:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365499/officer-charged-after-allegedly-sending-indecent-messages-suspects-friend"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Hong Kong police officer has been charged with misconduct after allegedly sending obscene messages and photos to a woman friend of a suspect in a criminal investigation. Officers from the New Territories South regional crime unit detained the 32‑year‑old man in Tuen Mun on August 20, a police spokesman said on Thursday. During an investigation into a case in May last year, the officer from Kwai…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "Bank of Singapore's CIO Summit 2026 brings global perspectives to Hong Kong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/bank-of-singapores-cio-summit-2026-brings-global-perspectives-to-hong",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:00:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}