Criminal Procedure

Rape victims' pursuit of justice fraught with fear

24 Feb 2013

The majority of sex-crime victims never tell the police. Only about half of such reports result in a case going to court. And, in all but one of the past 12 years, the majority of rape cases that...

Anhui man secretly detained after land dispute hearing

27 Dec 2012

A villager from Anhui filed a report with police on Wednesday, claiming he was arrested, illegally detained and tortured after appearing at a land dispute hearing.

Overhaul for law on criminal process

25 Aug 2011

Extensive changes will be made to the mainland's Criminal Procedure Law according to a draft revision submitted to the National People's Congress Standing Committee yesterday.

Jury still out on community service orders

19 Sep 2010

Hong Kong's judges have ordered tens of thousands of people convicted of crimes to do community service since the scheme was first introduced as an alternative to prison nearly two decades ago....

The Stool Pigeon

26 Aug 2010

Starring: Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, Kwai Lun-mei
Director: Dante Lam Chiu-yin
Category: IIB (Cantonese and Putonghua)

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Allow hearsay in courts, commission says

The Law Reform Commission has proposed that courts be given the discretion to admit hearsay evidence when they are satisfied the evidence is necessary and reliable. Such evidence is currently...

Probation order for college youth caught with Ecstasy tablets

A 16-year-old student at La Salle College was placed on a 12-month probation order yesterday for possessing Ecstasy and a painkiller at the school in April.

Lawmaker confident problems on remand votes can be overcome

A lawmaker said difficulties were expected to arise over implementing voting arrangements for hundreds of suspects on remand but was confident the government could overcome them.

Judge cuts sentence to 161/2 years as kidnapper changes plea at retrial

Convicted kidnapper Pun Luen-pan is a 'threat to our society' who has ignored numerous chances to be a law-abiding citizen, a Court of First Instance judge warned yesterday.

Vice case thrown out over witness discussions

Nine people accused in a vice case walked free yesterday after a judge ruled that discussions between investigators and a key witness - which were secretly recorded by the wife of one of the...

Bush deserves to take heat on Libby decision

To gauge the disturbing nature of US President George W. Bush's intervention to spare a convicted former vice-presidential aide from prison, just imagine if it happened in Hong Kong.