A middle-age woman also threw excrement to express her distress at the rally, sparking disputes with protesters. She was later escorted away by the police.
The protesters refused to heed police instructions to leave at 8pm, after the permission to hold the rally was extended from 5pm.
At 9pm, police began to disperse protesters by force.
Some knelt on the ground begging for Soong to stay with them, while others scuffled with police.
Ma was quoted as saying on TVBS later last night that remaining protesters would be dealt with according to the law.
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