Police Sergeant faces court for $170,000 unauthorised loans and fraud
2015-5-15
A Police Sergeant appeared in the Eastern Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC with accepting and soliciting unauthorised loans, and deceiving money totalling about $170,000 from seven Police Constables (PCs).
Yau Chun-kit, 40, who was charged on Wednesday (May 13), faced nine bribery charges – seven of prescribed officer accepting an advantage, and two of prescribed officer soliciting an advantage, all contrary to Section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant further faced two counts of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant today pleaded not guilty to the charges. Principal Magistrate Ms Bina Chainrai adjourned the case to June 15 this year for a pre-trial review.
The case arose from a corruption complaint referred by the Police. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
Two of the charges alleged that between November 2012 and February 2013, the defendant falsely represented to two PCs that he needed money for his sister’s medical treatment and his daughter’s student visa application respectively, and with intent to defraud, induced the said PCs to part with $60,000 and $40,000 respectively as loans to him.
Seven of the nine bribery charges alleged that the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive, accepted seven loans totalling $58,100 from three other PCs and a woman PC between May and August 2013. Two of the PCs and the woman PC were immediately under the defendant’s supervision.
The remaining two bribery charges alleged that on two occasions in August 2013 and March 2014 respectively, the defendant further solicited two loans totalling $11,000 from two PCs, one mentioned above, immediately under his supervision, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $10,000, and ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The Police had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Kelvin Choi.
Yau Chun-kit, 40, who was charged on Wednesday (May 13), faced nine bribery charges – seven of prescribed officer accepting an advantage, and two of prescribed officer soliciting an advantage, all contrary to Section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant further faced two counts of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant today pleaded not guilty to the charges. Principal Magistrate Ms Bina Chainrai adjourned the case to June 15 this year for a pre-trial review.
The case arose from a corruption complaint referred by the Police. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
Two of the charges alleged that between November 2012 and February 2013, the defendant falsely represented to two PCs that he needed money for his sister’s medical treatment and his daughter’s student visa application respectively, and with intent to defraud, induced the said PCs to part with $60,000 and $40,000 respectively as loans to him.
Seven of the nine bribery charges alleged that the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive, accepted seven loans totalling $58,100 from three other PCs and a woman PC between May and August 2013. Two of the PCs and the woman PC were immediately under the defendant’s supervision.
The remaining two bribery charges alleged that on two occasions in August 2013 and March 2014 respectively, the defendant further solicited two loans totalling $11,000 from two PCs, one mentioned above, immediately under his supervision, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $10,000, and ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The Police had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Kelvin Choi.