Convicted property agent extradited from Canada for sentencing
2002-7-26
A property agent, who was charged by the ICAC in connection with a false Nigerian passport scam and convicted by the court after absconding, was today (Friday) extradited from Canada to Hong Kong.
Leung Wai-yiu, 46, was arrested in Surrey, British Columbia, by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on June 25, 2002 at the request of the Hong Kong government.
A court of Vancouver remanded him in custody, pending extradition proceedings.
Leung later waived his right for the extradition proceedings in Canada and agreed to return to Hong Kong voluntarily.
After his return to Hong Kong, Leung will appear at the Court of First Instance at 9:30 am tomorrow (Saturday).
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.
District Court Judge Pang ordered the trial to continue in his absence and found him guilty of the offence on June 14, 2001 and a warrant for Leung’s arrest was then issued by the court in Hong Kong.
The case arose from an investigation into corruption allegations related to the supply of counterfeit passports.
The ICAC officers arrested Leung on November 15, 1999 in an ambush operation, and found him in possession of a forged Nigerian passport.
An ICAC spokesman said: “The Canadian authorities have rendered valuable assistance in securing the arrest and extradition of the defendant.”
Apart from Leung’s case, in the past five years, there have been six more successful extradition cases as a result of the co-operation 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 (RCMP) on June 25, 2002 at the request of the Hong Kong government.
A court of Vancouver remanded him in custody, pending extradition proceedings.
Leung later waived his right for the extradition proceedings in Canada and agreed to return to Hong Kong voluntarily.
After his return to Hong Kong, Leung will appear at the Court of First Instance at 9:30 am tomorrow (Saturday).
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.
District Court Judge Pang ordered the trial to continue in his absence and found him guilty of the offence on June 14, 2001 and a warrant for Leung’s arrest was then issued by the court in Hong Kong.
The case arose from an investigation into corruption allegations related to the supply of counterfeit passports.
The ICAC officers arrested Leung on November 15, 1999 in an ambush operation, and found him in possession of a forged Nigerian passport.
An ICAC spokesman said: “The Canadian authorities have rendered valuable assistance in securing the arrest and extradition of the defendant.”
Apart from Leung’s case, in the past five years, there have been six more successful extradition cases as a result of the co-operation of law enforcement agencies in various jurisdictions, including Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States.