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Prevention of bribery ordinance s4
  • 24 Nov 1983

    ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHU PIU-WING AND OTHERS

    Citation
    ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHU PIU-WING AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CAAR3/1983

    Although the sentences imposed were inadequate and wrong in principle given the seriousness of corrupt conduct by police officers, the Court refused to increase the sentences on review because exceptional ad misericordiam circumstances (an aborted first trial causing delay, almost one year between first appearance and final judgment, and two respondents having already served their sentences and obtained employment) made interference unjust; therefore the application to increase sentences was dismissed.