15 Apr 2013
香港特別行政區 訴 張瑞冰及另四人
- Citation
- 香港特別行政區 訴 張瑞冰及另四人
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA628/2012
Immediate imprisonment for electoral fraud (種票) is appropriate to achieve deterrence and to protect electoral integrity; the sentencing judge did not err in ordering imprisonment for the second to fifth appellants; however, where a specific appellant demonstrates exceptional mitigating circumstances (first appellant: influence by spouse and serious family hardship) a reduction from 2 months to 6 weeks is justified.