Man charged for allegedly misleading ICAC with fabricated complaint against police inspector
2001-7-23
A man was charged by the ICAC today (Monday) for allegedly having misled the ICAC by fabricating a corruption complaint against a senior police officer.
Hui Kwok-lung, 28, a prisoner, will be brought before North Kowloon Court at 9:30 am this Wednesday (July 25) on an offence under Section 13B(b) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance.
The charge alleges that on November 1 last year, Hui had knowingly misled an ICAC Assistant Investigator by making false accusations that a Detective Senior Inspector of Police had accepted an advantage from a man called "Ah Joe", and that the two had con spired to set him up for an offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs.
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," the spokesman said.
Since 1999, 11 persons, excluding Hui, had been prosecuted for making false reports to the ICAC. Nine of them were convicted or pleaded guilty, and were given sentences ranging from community service to six months' imprisonment.
Hui Kwok-lung, 28, a prisoner, will be brought before North Kowloon Court at 9:30 am this Wednesday (July 25) on an offence under Section 13B(b) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance.
The charge alleges that on November 1 last year, Hui had knowingly misled an ICAC Assistant Investigator by making false accusations that a Detective Senior Inspector of Police had accepted an advantage from a man called "Ah Joe", and that the two had con spired to set him up for an offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs.
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," the spokesman said.
Since 1999, 11 persons, excluding Hui, had been prosecuted for making false reports to the ICAC. Nine of them were convicted or pleaded guilty, and were given sentences ranging from community service to six months' imprisonment.