Convicted property agent wanted by ICAC arrested in Canada
2002-7-4
A property agent who was wanted by the ICAC for sentencing for his involvement in a false Nigerian passport scam was arrested by the police in Canada on a warrant of arrest issued by the District Court in Hong Kong.
Leung Wai-yiu, 46, was arrested in Surrey, British Columbia by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on June 25, 2002 at the request of the Hong Kong Government.
A court of Vancouver then remanded him in custody, pending extradition proceedings.
Leung is scheduled to appear in the same court for a hearing on his application for bail next Monday (July 8, 2002).
Leung was charged by the ICAC with one count of possessing a false Nigerian passport in January 2001. He absconded bail in the middle of the trial. The District Court judge ordered the trial to continue in his absence and found him guilty of the offence on June 14, 2001.
The trial judge subsequently issued a warrant for the arrest of Leung.
The case arose from an investigation into corruption allegations related to the supply of counterfeit passports.
An ICAC spokesman said: “The Canadian authorities have rendered valuable assistance in securing the arrest of the defendant.
“In the past five years, there have been six successful extradition cases as a result of the cooperation of law enforcement agencies in various jurisdictions, including Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States.”
Leung Wai-yiu, 46, was arrested in Surrey, British Columbia by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on June 25, 2002 at the request of the Hong Kong Government.
A court of Vancouver then remanded him in custody, pending extradition proceedings.
Leung is scheduled to appear in the same court for a hearing on his application for bail next Monday (July 8, 2002).
Leung was charged by the ICAC with one count of possessing a false Nigerian passport in January 2001. He absconded bail in the middle of the trial. The District Court judge ordered the trial to continue in his absence and found him guilty of the offence on June 14, 2001.
The trial judge subsequently issued a warrant for the arrest of Leung.
The case arose from an investigation into corruption allegations related to the supply of counterfeit passports.
An ICAC spokesman said: “The Canadian authorities have rendered valuable assistance in securing the arrest of the defendant.
“In the past five years, there have been six successful extradition cases as a result of the cooperation of law enforcement agencies in various jurisdictions, including Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States.”