22 Feb 2013
KULEMESIN YURIY AND ANOTHER v. HKSAR
- Citation
- KULEMESIN YURIY AND ANOTHER v. HKSAR
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACC7/2012
Section 72 of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance is not to be treated as imposing absolute liability as regards the consequence of endangerment; the presumption of mens rea applies and, on proper construction for a serious indictable offence, displacement of full mens rea is to be replaced by the second Hin Lin Yee alternative: the prosecution must prove conduct, causation and endangerment; if the defendant adduces evidence which, if unrebutted, raises a reasonable doubt that he honestly and reasonably believed his conduct would not cause danger, the defendant must be acquitted unless th…