8 Feb 2021
HKSAR v. BALAKRISHNAN MAHENDRAN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 300
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCC2/2019
The court refused to order a joint trial in absentia because substantial prejudice to the present defendant (D2) from admission of the absent defendant's (D1) video‑recorded statements would likely prevent a fair trial; however, the court concluded it was proper to try D1 alone in absentia and exercised its discretion to permit a separate absentia trial of D1.