Woman faces court for allegedly making false report to the ICAC
2001-3-1
A woman, who had allegedly fabricated a corruption allegation against a supervisor of an electrical appliances company, was charged by the ICAC today (Thursday).
Kwok Ling-yan, 27, currently on ICAC bail, will appear at Eastern Court at 9:30 am tomorrow (Friday) on an offence under Section 13B(a) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance.
The charge accused Kwok of knowingly making a false report to the ICAC on July 10 last year, alleging that Chan Sui-ming had attempted to use a false attendance record to claim wages from Chiap Hua International Limited on behalf of Kwok.
An ICAC spokesman warned that it was a serious offence to make false reports to the ICAC and abuse the Commission's resources.
"A person will be prosecuted if he is found to have knowingly given false information or made a false accusation to the ICAC. If convicted, he is liable to a fine of $20,000 and to an imprisonment of one year," he said.
Over the past two years, 10 persons, excluding Kwok, were prosecuted for making false reports to the ICAC. Eight of them were convicted or pleaded guilty, and were given sentences ranging from community service to six months' imprisonment.
Kwok Ling-yan, 27, currently on ICAC bail, will appear at Eastern Court at 9:30 am tomorrow (Friday) on an offence under Section 13B(a) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance.
The charge accused Kwok of knowingly making a false report to the ICAC on July 10 last year, alleging that Chan Sui-ming had attempted to use a false attendance record to claim wages from Chiap Hua International Limited on behalf of Kwok.
An ICAC spokesman warned that it was a serious offence to make false reports to the ICAC and abuse the Commission's resources.
"A person will be prosecuted if he is found to have knowingly given false information or made a false accusation to the ICAC. If convicted, he is liable to a fine of $20,000 and to an imprisonment of one year," he said.
Over the past two years, 10 persons, excluding Kwok, were prosecuted for making false reports to the ICAC. Eight of them were convicted or pleaded guilty, and were given sentences ranging from community service to six months' imprisonment.