Policewoman charged by ICAC with soliciting and accepting over $1m unauthorised loans
2021-9-24
The ICAC today (September 24) charged a Woman Police Constable with soliciting unauthorised loans totalling over $1 million from a complainant of a theft case and accepting a loan of $60,000 from an arrestee of a fighting case.
The ICAC investigation arose from a case referred by the Police. Upon completion of the investigation, the ICAC sought legal advice from the Department of Justice, which advised charging the Woman Police Constable with three charges under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).
Au Kar-man, 46, faces two counts of prescribed officer soliciting an advantage, and one count of prescribed officer accepting an advantage, all contrary to Section 3 of the POBO. She will appear in the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on October 4 this year for plea.
At the material time, the defendant was posted to a District Investigation Team of Eastern District. In November 2019, she was assigned to handle a theft case involving a restaurant.
Two of the charges allege that on January 8 and March 16, 2020, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive (CE), respectively solicited a loan of $1 million and another loan of $30,000 from the complainant of the theft case.
The remaining charge alleges that on May 11, 2020, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the CE, accepted a loan of $60,000 from an arrestee of a fighting case.
ICAC investigation revealed that the complainant of the theft case did not accede to the defendant’s solicitations. The fighting case concerned was closed when the defendant accepted the loan from the aforesaid arrestee.
Police has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The ICAC investigation arose from a case referred by the Police. Upon completion of the investigation, the ICAC sought legal advice from the Department of Justice, which advised charging the Woman Police Constable with three charges under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).
Au Kar-man, 46, faces two counts of prescribed officer soliciting an advantage, and one count of prescribed officer accepting an advantage, all contrary to Section 3 of the POBO. She will appear in the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on October 4 this year for plea.
At the material time, the defendant was posted to a District Investigation Team of Eastern District. In November 2019, she was assigned to handle a theft case involving a restaurant.
Two of the charges allege that on January 8 and March 16, 2020, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive (CE), respectively solicited a loan of $1 million and another loan of $30,000 from the complainant of the theft case.
The remaining charge alleges that on May 11, 2020, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the CE, accepted a loan of $60,000 from an arrestee of a fighting case.
ICAC investigation revealed that the complainant of the theft case did not accede to the defendant’s solicitations. The fighting case concerned was closed when the defendant accepted the loan from the aforesaid arrestee.
Police has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.