Former justice official decries torture in prisons
Reuters in Beijing
Mar 14, 2009
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A former vice-minister of justice on the mainland has criticised torture in its prisons, after the death of a prisoner was found to have been covered up by officials who said it was the result of a game of "hide and seek".
Duan Zhengkun said: "Detention houses should not be managed by public security departments, because they make the arrests and sometimes torture the accused to force them to confess."
Judicial authorities have pledged to step up inspections of prisons and detention facilities to prevent inmates from being bullied or tortured.
The case of Li Qiaoming, an inmate in a Yunnan prison, had sparked public outrage. Authorities claimed he died after running into a wall while playing hide and seek. After an outcry on the internet, an investigation revealed that he had been beaten to death by a fellow prisoner.
The case "put a huge question mark on security inside China's prisons", official media reported, citing procuratorate spokesman Tong Jianming. Officials have pledged inspection tours and punishment in cases of judicial corruption or dereliction of duty.
Luo Jingbo, 57, detained for illegally holding and trading firearms, was beaten to death last week in a detention centre on the southern island of Hainan, the Hainan Special Zone Daily said yesterday.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
HK's finest in drag, masturbating in public.
Policeman in drag arrested for masturbating in public
Staff Reporter
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A 49-year-old police officer dressed in drag was arrested for masturbating in public in the early hours of yesterday.
It is understood the officer, who works at Central Police Station, drove to Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long - widely known by as the "Bridge of Ghosts" - and parked shortly after midnight yesterday.
According to the police, he was wearing see-through clothes and fishnet stockings which exposed his body.
The officer, who is understood to work as a force driver, hid in a patch of grass and began performing a sex act on himself before he was spotted by a couple near the bridge.
The couple called the police, who arrived and caught the man while he was still in the act.
Officers found sex toys during a search of his car.
Police said the man was arrested for indecent exposure, and that he refused to be sent to hospital for a check on his mental condition.
A force spokesman said last night that the man has not yet been charged and their investigations are continuing.
The officer has been released on bail.
A spate of incidents involving police officers have occurred in recent months, including one officer who allegedly raped a young woman inside Mong Kok police station, and another officer who raped a girl he met on the internet.
Staff Reporter
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A 49-year-old police officer dressed in drag was arrested for masturbating in public in the early hours of yesterday.
It is understood the officer, who works at Central Police Station, drove to Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long - widely known by as the "Bridge of Ghosts" - and parked shortly after midnight yesterday.
According to the police, he was wearing see-through clothes and fishnet stockings which exposed his body.
The officer, who is understood to work as a force driver, hid in a patch of grass and began performing a sex act on himself before he was spotted by a couple near the bridge.
The couple called the police, who arrived and caught the man while he was still in the act.
Officers found sex toys during a search of his car.
Police said the man was arrested for indecent exposure, and that he refused to be sent to hospital for a check on his mental condition.
A force spokesman said last night that the man has not yet been charged and their investigations are continuing.
The officer has been released on bail.
A spate of incidents involving police officers have occurred in recent months, including one officer who allegedly raped a young woman inside Mong Kok police station, and another officer who raped a girl he met on the internet.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Molestation? What molestation?
Public blamed for sacking of abusive official
Fiona Tam
Mar 09, 2009
A top maritime official has criticised netizens and "improper public opinions" that forced authorities to sack his subordinate last year over a child molestation claim.
Liu Gongchen, the deputy director of the Maritime Safety Administration, said the dismissal of Lin Jiaxiang was the result of the actions of a small group of people that were acting against officials and the government, the Guangzhou-based News Express reported yesterday.
Mr Liu, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the group were sophisticated and knew how to manipulate netizens and that the sacked subordinate was a victim.
"I feel that public servants are now a disadvantaged group ... [Mr Lin was sacked] simply because of uncontrolled drunkenness and a quarrel in a public place ... he was just down on his luck," Mr Liu was quoted as saying.
Mr Lin, the former chief of the Shenzhen Maritime Bureau, was accused of molesting an 11-year-old girl in November.
He was sacked after he allegedly pinched the girl's neck and tried to molest her in a restaurant bathroom.
CCTV footage of the encounter had been spread on the internet.
Mr Lin's drunkenness and arrogant remarks to the girl and her parents were widely condemned by mainland netizens.
But the city's police said after an investigation that under mainland law Mr Lin's treatment of the primary school girl was not molestation, and only recommended that party discipline authorities punish him for his remarks and behaviour towards the girl and her parents.
Mr Liu said the sacked official had received his salary and welfare package every month since the scandal, though was not allowed to resume his post.
"Why should he be fired? He hasn't done anything wrong," he said.
"The police didn't identify the behaviour as molestation and he didn't break the law."
He urged authorities to launch more campaigns to effectively root out the internet hostility that could destroy public servants' careers.
Fiona Tam
Mar 09, 2009
A top maritime official has criticised netizens and "improper public opinions" that forced authorities to sack his subordinate last year over a child molestation claim.
Liu Gongchen, the deputy director of the Maritime Safety Administration, said the dismissal of Lin Jiaxiang was the result of the actions of a small group of people that were acting against officials and the government, the Guangzhou-based News Express reported yesterday.
Mr Liu, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the group were sophisticated and knew how to manipulate netizens and that the sacked subordinate was a victim.
"I feel that public servants are now a disadvantaged group ... [Mr Lin was sacked] simply because of uncontrolled drunkenness and a quarrel in a public place ... he was just down on his luck," Mr Liu was quoted as saying.
Mr Lin, the former chief of the Shenzhen Maritime Bureau, was accused of molesting an 11-year-old girl in November.
He was sacked after he allegedly pinched the girl's neck and tried to molest her in a restaurant bathroom.
CCTV footage of the encounter had been spread on the internet.
Mr Lin's drunkenness and arrogant remarks to the girl and her parents were widely condemned by mainland netizens.
But the city's police said after an investigation that under mainland law Mr Lin's treatment of the primary school girl was not molestation, and only recommended that party discipline authorities punish him for his remarks and behaviour towards the girl and her parents.
Mr Liu said the sacked official had received his salary and welfare package every month since the scandal, though was not allowed to resume his post.
"Why should he be fired? He hasn't done anything wrong," he said.
"The police didn't identify the behaviour as molestation and he didn't break the law."
He urged authorities to launch more campaigns to effectively root out the internet hostility that could destroy public servants' careers.
HK Police files available on the internet... again
Security chief expresses concern as another police leak emerges
Paggie Leung
Mar 09, 2009
Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong yesterday expressed concern about new police data leaks on the internet, just hours before an internet user confirmed to local media that he had downloaded what appeared to be police examination papers through file-sharing software Foxy.
Paggie Leung
Mar 09, 2009
Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong yesterday expressed concern about new police data leaks on the internet, just hours before an internet user confirmed to local media that he had downloaded what appeared to be police examination papers through file-sharing software Foxy.
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First Natural (1076) on the run
(The case of the Chairman in hiding).
Update from provisional liquidators.
18th Feb:
UPDATE ON THE RESIGNED DIRECTORS
As stated in the Announcement, Mr. Yang, Mr. Ni and Mr. Lu (the “Resigned Directors”) tendered
their resignations as the Directors for personal reasons with effect from 12th December 2008. In their
resignation letters, the Resigned Directors only cited personal reasons for their resignations and had not
specified whether they had any disagreements with the Board nor were there any matters that needed
to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”). As such, the
Company was only able to announce their resignations based on the content of their resignation letters.
Since the appointment as Provisional Liquidators of the Company, Messrs. Stephen Liu Yiu Keung and
David Yen Ching Wai of Ernst & Young Transactions Limited (the “Provisional Liquidators”) have been
trying to contact the Resigned Directors but without much success. The Provisional Liquidators did,
eventually, manage to contact Mr. Yang on 6th February 2009. However, Mr. Yang did not elaborate
on the reason of his resignation nor did he indicate if there were any disagreements with the Board and
any matters that needed to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders. Currently, the Provisional
Liquidators are still trying to contact the other two Resigned Directors.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Cop kicked woman in bag grab
Adele Wong
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
A police officer has admitted stealing a woman's handbag in the street after kicking her as she lay on the ground.
Long-serving constable Leung Wai-hung pleaded guilty at the District Court yesterday to one count of robbery.
Leung, 44, snatched Cheung So-ching's bag, which contained more than 10,000 yuan (HK$11,338), in Tuen Mun last July.
The case was adjourned for sentencing, pending a background report.
Judge Joseph Yau Chi-lap noted that Leung was of good character and had been in the force for 25 years, saying that his crime marked a fall from grace.
In mitigation, Leung claimed to have been in financial difficulties at the time of the crime. Letters were also submitted to the court from Leung's wife, his brother and two daughters.
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Dressed in a wig, a cap, and mask, Leung sneaked up behind Cheung, 53, who was returning to her Greenland Garden flat at around 11am on July 9.
The court heard that Leung yanked the woman's handbag out of her arms, causing her to lose her balance and fall.
He then kicked her arms and legs and hit her on the head with the bag before trying to flee.
Cheung shouted to passersby for help and Leung was pinned to the ground after a short chase. She was able to retrieve her handbag.
Leung joined the police force in 1983 and his family has strong links to it.
His father was a senior police officer who was acquitted of murdering a fellow officer and has since left the force.
His youngest brother was also an officer who was discharged from the force in 1996.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
A police officer has admitted stealing a woman's handbag in the street after kicking her as she lay on the ground.
Long-serving constable Leung Wai-hung pleaded guilty at the District Court yesterday to one count of robbery.
Leung, 44, snatched Cheung So-ching's bag, which contained more than 10,000 yuan (HK$11,338), in Tuen Mun last July.
The case was adjourned for sentencing, pending a background report.
Judge Joseph Yau Chi-lap noted that Leung was of good character and had been in the force for 25 years, saying that his crime marked a fall from grace.
In mitigation, Leung claimed to have been in financial difficulties at the time of the crime. Letters were also submitted to the court from Leung's wife, his brother and two daughters.
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Dressed in a wig, a cap, and mask, Leung sneaked up behind Cheung, 53, who was returning to her Greenland Garden flat at around 11am on July 9.
The court heard that Leung yanked the woman's handbag out of her arms, causing her to lose her balance and fall.
He then kicked her arms and legs and hit her on the head with the bag before trying to flee.
Cheung shouted to passersby for help and Leung was pinned to the ground after a short chase. She was able to retrieve her handbag.
Leung joined the police force in 1983 and his family has strong links to it.
His father was a senior police officer who was acquitted of murdering a fellow officer and has since left the force.
His youngest brother was also an officer who was discharged from the force in 1996.
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