香港特別行政區 訴 周柏均及另一人

香港特別行政區 訴 周柏均及另一人

法院認為辯方所索之PGO/FPM章節及兩份內部調查報告與本案爭點無關或非必需披露；即使部分內容相關，政務司司長已發PII證書並提出充分理據，該等文件受公眾利益豁免保護；且在現有已披露的證人供詞下，被告不會因不披露該等文件而被剝奪公平審訊，故駁回披露申請並確認PII保護。

Citation
[2022] HKDC 1039
Parties
Prosecution: 香港特別行政區; First Defendant: 周柏均; Second Defendant: 胡子鍵
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
8 December 2021
Case Number
DCCC475/2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal Disclosure / Public Interest Immunity Application / Pre Trial Disclosure / PII Hearing (non Public)
Outcome
Defence disclosure application refused; requested documents withheld under public interest immunity; defence barred from eliciting or using those materials at trial.
Legal Topics
Disclosure Obligations, Public Interest Immunity (pii), Use of Force / Police Manuals, Obstruction of Police, Pre Trial Procedure
Source Language
CH
Criminal Law Evidence Public Interest Immunity Police Procedure Disclosure Obligations Public Interest Immunity (pii) Use of Force / Police Manuals Obstruction of Police +1 more

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Prosecution

周柏均

First Defendant

胡子鍵

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Disclosure / Public Interest Immunity Application / Pre Trial Disclosure / PII Hearing (non Public)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the requested PGO and FPM chapters and internal police investigation reports are disclosable under the prosecution's common law disclosure duty
  2. 2 Whether the requested materials are protected by public interest immunity (class or contents)
  3. 3 Whether non-disclosure would deny the defendant a fair trial

Ratio Decidendi

法院認為辯方所索之PGO/FPM章節及兩份內部調查報告與本案爭點無關或非必需披露；即使部分內容相關，政務司司長已發PII證書並提出充分理據，該等文件受公眾利益豁免保護；且在現有已披露的證人供詞下，被告不會因不披露該等文件而被剝奪公平審訊，故駁回披露申請並確認PII保護。

Court Disposition

Defence disclosure application refused; requested documents withheld under public interest immunity; defence barred from eliciting or using those materials at trial.

Orders

  • PGO及FPM第29章申請披露之章節與本案議題無關，毋須披露
  • 兩份警方內部調查報告及辯方所索之PGO及FPM章節均獲公眾利益豁免（PII）保護