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Hong Kong Case Law

Intimidation and witness protection
  • 16 May 2018

    HKSAR v. CHEUNG CHI YUEN

    Citation
    [2018] HKCA 276
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC288/2015

    The Court held the applicant provided valuable assistance but did not meet the high threshold to be classified as a 'supergrass' because his assistance related to a single incident and two co‑offenders only and did not demonstrate a high likelihood of actual harm; nonetheless persistent intimidatory behaviour warranted an extra discount beyond 50%, and the appeal was allowed, the original sentence set aside and substituted with 13 years 6 months imprisonment reflecting a total discount of 55%.