Retired police constable charged for perversion, forgery, deception and making false report to the ICAC
2008-6-24
A retired Detective Senior Police Constable is today (Tuesday) charged by the ICAC with alleged offences including perversion, forgery, deception, and making a false report to the ICAC in relation to three police investigations.
Poon King-chuen, 48, faces a total of nine charges –'96 one of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice, four of perversion, one of forgery, one of using a copy of a false instrument, one of obtaining property by deception, and one of making a false report to the ICAC.
The defendant, currently on ICAC bail, will appear in Kwun Tong Magistracy at 9:30 am on Thursday (June 26) for transfer to the District Court.
The ICAC commenced the investigation as a result of a police referral alleging corruption against the defendant.
Four of the charges relate to a police investigation of a theft case which occurred in May 2007.
It is alleged that when Poon, then a Detective Senior Police Constable investigating the case, had conspired with a suspect in the case to pervert the course of public justice by procuring witness statements to be given in the name of a witness which woul d result in the withdrawal of prosecution against the suspect.
Poon is further alleged of using copies of two forged witness statements purportedly made by the said witness.
He is also accused of perverting the course of public justice by inciting, inducing and instructing the suspect to make a false statement to the police.
It is further alleged that Poon had made a false report to the ICAC, in which he accused the suspect of offering $4,000 to the said witness in return for the latter’s assistance in fixing up the theft case against the suspect.
The above alleged offences took place between May 2 and July 16, 2007.
Four other charges relate to a deception case handled by Poon in 2006.
It is alleged that Poon had forged three police witness statements of three complainants, who had jointly lodged a complaint to the police against an individual of obtaining loans by deception.
Poon also allegedly made false representations to the complainants that the police investigation of the deception case involving the said individual was still on-going, and that there was little prospect of prosecuting him. He had also allegedly claimed that another person could assist in collecting debts owed to the trio and had dishonestly obtained $6,000 from one of them.
Poon also faces two perversion charges which allege him of having on two different occasions incited, induced and instructed the three complainants to make false statements to the police and the ICAC in relation to the police investigation.
The above offences took place between January 3 and August 29, 2007.
The remaining charge alleges Poon of having incited, induced and instructed a suspect in another theft case to make a false statement to the police on November 10, 2006.
Poon King-chuen, 48, faces a total of nine charges –'96 one of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice, four of perversion, one of forgery, one of using a copy of a false instrument, one of obtaining property by deception, and one of making a false report to the ICAC.
The defendant, currently on ICAC bail, will appear in Kwun Tong Magistracy at 9:30 am on Thursday (June 26) for transfer to the District Court.
The ICAC commenced the investigation as a result of a police referral alleging corruption against the defendant.
Four of the charges relate to a police investigation of a theft case which occurred in May 2007.
It is alleged that when Poon, then a Detective Senior Police Constable investigating the case, had conspired with a suspect in the case to pervert the course of public justice by procuring witness statements to be given in the name of a witness which woul d result in the withdrawal of prosecution against the suspect.
Poon is further alleged of using copies of two forged witness statements purportedly made by the said witness.
He is also accused of perverting the course of public justice by inciting, inducing and instructing the suspect to make a false statement to the police.
It is further alleged that Poon had made a false report to the ICAC, in which he accused the suspect of offering $4,000 to the said witness in return for the latter’s assistance in fixing up the theft case against the suspect.
The above alleged offences took place between May 2 and July 16, 2007.
Four other charges relate to a deception case handled by Poon in 2006.
It is alleged that Poon had forged three police witness statements of three complainants, who had jointly lodged a complaint to the police against an individual of obtaining loans by deception.
Poon also allegedly made false representations to the complainants that the police investigation of the deception case involving the said individual was still on-going, and that there was little prospect of prosecuting him. He had also allegedly claimed that another person could assist in collecting debts owed to the trio and had dishonestly obtained $6,000 from one of them.
Poon also faces two perversion charges which allege him of having on two different occasions incited, induced and instructed the three complainants to make false statements to the police and the ICAC in relation to the police investigation.
The above offences took place between January 3 and August 29, 2007.
The remaining charge alleges Poon of having incited, induced and instructed a suspect in another theft case to make a false statement to the police on November 10, 2006.