Five months’ jail for making false report to ICAC
2018-9-24
A woman, charged by the ICAC, was today (September 24) sentenced to five months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy after admitting that she had made a false report to the anti-corruption agency against police officers for alleged corruption in handling her drug trafficking case.
Wong Wing-chi, 30, pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of making a false report to officers of the ICAC, contrary to Section 13B(a) of the ICAC Ordinance. The prosecution offered no evidence to another charge of doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice against her.
In sentencing, Principal Magistrate Mr Peter Law Tak-chuen said he meted out a custodial sentence to the defendant as it was a serious offence for fabricating a false report against police officers who were dedicated to performing their duties.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above offences.
The court heard that the defendant was intercepted by a police sergeant of a special duty squad outside a hotel on January 24, 2017 when the special duty squad mounted a dangerous drug operation at the hotel.
A search of the defendant’s handbag at the scene and her room at the hotel found certain amount of dangerous drugs.
The defendant was arrested by the police officers. Since her arrest, the defendant had been remanded in jail custody.
The defendant was subsequently laid with two drug trafficking charges.
The court heard that on or about April 17, 2017, the defendant wrote to the ICAC complaining that the police officers of the special duty squad, including the sergeant, had accepted a bribe from a man with a view to framing her in the dangerous drugs case.
On May 2, 2017, two officers of the ICAC interviewed the defendant at Nei Kwu Correctional Institution. At the interview, the defendant maintained the corruption allegation against the police officers.
On two other occasions on May 18 and July 24, 2017, two other ICAC officers interviewed the defendant at Tai Lam Centre for Women. She provided information similar to that she earlier provided to the ICAC officers and maintained her corruption allegation against the police officers.
The court heard that on March 5, 2018, the defendant pleaded guilty to the two drug trafficking charges.
ICAC enquiries revealed that the defendant might have made a false report to the anti-corruption agency against the police officers.
When interviewed under caution by ICAC officers on March 8, 2018, the defendant admitted that on May 2, 2017, she knowingly made to ICAC officers a false report against the police officers for alleged corruption in handling her drug trafficking case.
The Police had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Isabel Tsoi.
Wong Wing-chi, 30, pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of making a false report to officers of the ICAC, contrary to Section 13B(a) of the ICAC Ordinance. The prosecution offered no evidence to another charge of doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice against her.
In sentencing, Principal Magistrate Mr Peter Law Tak-chuen said he meted out a custodial sentence to the defendant as it was a serious offence for fabricating a false report against police officers who were dedicated to performing their duties.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above offences.
The court heard that the defendant was intercepted by a police sergeant of a special duty squad outside a hotel on January 24, 2017 when the special duty squad mounted a dangerous drug operation at the hotel.
A search of the defendant’s handbag at the scene and her room at the hotel found certain amount of dangerous drugs.
The defendant was arrested by the police officers. Since her arrest, the defendant had been remanded in jail custody.
The defendant was subsequently laid with two drug trafficking charges.
The court heard that on or about April 17, 2017, the defendant wrote to the ICAC complaining that the police officers of the special duty squad, including the sergeant, had accepted a bribe from a man with a view to framing her in the dangerous drugs case.
On May 2, 2017, two officers of the ICAC interviewed the defendant at Nei Kwu Correctional Institution. At the interview, the defendant maintained the corruption allegation against the police officers.
On two other occasions on May 18 and July 24, 2017, two other ICAC officers interviewed the defendant at Tai Lam Centre for Women. She provided information similar to that she earlier provided to the ICAC officers and maintained her corruption allegation against the police officers.
The court heard that on March 5, 2018, the defendant pleaded guilty to the two drug trafficking charges.
ICAC enquiries revealed that the defendant might have made a false report to the anti-corruption agency against the police officers.
When interviewed under caution by ICAC officers on March 8, 2018, the defendant admitted that on May 2, 2017, she knowingly made to ICAC officers a false report against the police officers for alleged corruption in handling her drug trafficking case.
The Police had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Isabel Tsoi.