Policemen and businessman guilty of conspiracy to commit MIPO over murder case
2018-1-31
Two police officers and a businessman, charged by the ICAC, were today (January 31) convicted at the District Court of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office (MIPO) in relation to a murder case under investigation by the Police.
Lee Yuen-fook, 48, Police Constable, Yip Kwok-leung, 51, Police Station Sergeant, and Hung Wai-ming, 47, businessman, were found guilty of a joint charge of conspiracy to commit MIPO, contrary to Common Law and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Judge Eddie Yip Chor-man adjourned the case until February 14 for mitigation and sentence, pending background reports. The defendants were remanded in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above offence.
The court heard that at the material time, Lee was a Police Constable attached to Tin Shui Wai Division, while Yip was a Station Sergeant attached to Kowloon City District. Hung was the sole director of a private company.
On October 5, 2014, a man was stabbed and severely injured at his head in a gang fight in Tsim Sha Tsui. He died two days later. The murder case was initially investigated by a team of the District Anti-Triad Section of Yau Tsim District of the Police. It was later taken over by a team of the Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon West Regional Headquarters.
Lee and Yip were never assigned to take part in any stage of the investigation of the murder case.
The court heard that between October 8, 2014 and June 7, 2015, Lee, Yip and Hung conspired together with other unknown persons that Lee and Yip, without reasonable excuse or justification, would wilfully and intentionally misconduct themselves in the course of or in relation to their public offices, in return for monetary rewards amounting to $600,000.
As a result, Lee and Yip procured and obtained confidential information of the Police investigation into the murder case, and divulged confidential information of the investigation to other persons, including Hung.
The Police had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during the investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by Acting Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Derek Lai and Senior Public Prosecutor William Siu, assisted by ICAC officer Jason See.
Lee Yuen-fook, 48, Police Constable, Yip Kwok-leung, 51, Police Station Sergeant, and Hung Wai-ming, 47, businessman, were found guilty of a joint charge of conspiracy to commit MIPO, contrary to Common Law and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Judge Eddie Yip Chor-man adjourned the case until February 14 for mitigation and sentence, pending background reports. The defendants were remanded in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above offence.
The court heard that at the material time, Lee was a Police Constable attached to Tin Shui Wai Division, while Yip was a Station Sergeant attached to Kowloon City District. Hung was the sole director of a private company.
On October 5, 2014, a man was stabbed and severely injured at his head in a gang fight in Tsim Sha Tsui. He died two days later. The murder case was initially investigated by a team of the District Anti-Triad Section of Yau Tsim District of the Police. It was later taken over by a team of the Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon West Regional Headquarters.
Lee and Yip were never assigned to take part in any stage of the investigation of the murder case.
The court heard that between October 8, 2014 and June 7, 2015, Lee, Yip and Hung conspired together with other unknown persons that Lee and Yip, without reasonable excuse or justification, would wilfully and intentionally misconduct themselves in the course of or in relation to their public offices, in return for monetary rewards amounting to $600,000.
As a result, Lee and Yip procured and obtained confidential information of the Police investigation into the murder case, and divulged confidential information of the investigation to other persons, including Hung.
The Police had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during the investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by Acting Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Derek Lai and Senior Public Prosecutor William Siu, assisted by ICAC officer Jason See.