Businessman in court for bribing policeman
2015-5-22
A businessman appeared in the Fanling Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC with offering an advantage to a Police Constable (PC), and aiding and abetting the latter to conduct unauthorised checks on personal particulars and/or criminal records from the government computer database.
Cheng Kai-tung, Teddy, 35, who was charged on Wednesday (May 20), faced one count of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant further faced four counts of aiding and abetting, counselling and procuring a person to obtain access to a computer with a view to dishonest gain for himself or another, contrary to Section 161(1)(c) of the Crimes Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Woo Huey-fang transferred the case to the District Court for plea on June 12 this year.
At the material time, the defendant was a director cum shareholder of a garage who also engaged in debt collection business.
The bribery charge alleged that the defendant, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, released or discharged of an obligation or liability, in whole or in part, to pay $10,000 to a PC as a reward for the PC to obtain personal particulars and/or criminal records of a number of persons from the computer database of the Hong Kong Government for divulging them to the defendant.
Three other charges alleged that the defendant aided and abetted, counselled and procured the PC to obtain access to the computer system of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) on three occasions with a view to dishonest gain for the defendant.
The remaining charge alleged the defendant of aiding and abetting, counselling and procuring the said PC to obtain access to information of the Transport Department (TD) through the HKPF system for the same purpose.
The above alleged offences took place between November 6, 2012 and January 16, 2013.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $20,000. He was ordered not to interfere with any prosecution witnesses and not to leave Hong Kong.
The case arose from a corruption complaint referred by the HKPF. The HKPF and the TD had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Murphy Chan.
Cheng Kai-tung, Teddy, 35, who was charged on Wednesday (May 20), faced one count of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant further faced four counts of aiding and abetting, counselling and procuring a person to obtain access to a computer with a view to dishonest gain for himself or another, contrary to Section 161(1)(c) of the Crimes Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Ms Woo Huey-fang transferred the case to the District Court for plea on June 12 this year.
At the material time, the defendant was a director cum shareholder of a garage who also engaged in debt collection business.
The bribery charge alleged that the defendant, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, released or discharged of an obligation or liability, in whole or in part, to pay $10,000 to a PC as a reward for the PC to obtain personal particulars and/or criminal records of a number of persons from the computer database of the Hong Kong Government for divulging them to the defendant.
Three other charges alleged that the defendant aided and abetted, counselled and procured the PC to obtain access to the computer system of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) on three occasions with a view to dishonest gain for the defendant.
The remaining charge alleged the defendant of aiding and abetting, counselling and procuring the said PC to obtain access to information of the Transport Department (TD) through the HKPF system for the same purpose.
The above alleged offences took place between November 6, 2012 and January 16, 2013.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $20,000. He was ordered not to interfere with any prosecution witnesses and not to leave Hong Kong.
The case arose from a corruption complaint referred by the HKPF. The HKPF and the TD had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Murphy Chan.