Kevin Zervos

29 Apr 2013

Director of Public Prosecutions Kevin Zervos advocates the implementation of a civil forfeiture law that would allow the government to seize property before a criminal conviction or even criminal...

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Chief Hong Kong prosecutor wants easier way to seize dirty cash

22 Apr 2013

Director of Public Prosecutions Kevin Zervos said the fact that prosecutors need a criminal conviction before they can apply for a confiscation order is hampering their efforts.

8:34AM

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Director of Public Prosecutions to retire around August

18 Apr 2013

We gather that Kevin Zervos will be retiring from his position as director of public prosecutions around July or August. He resigned in November last year but it was unclear as to exactly when he...

5:33AM

The wrongs of the right-thinking approach to law

28 Mar 2013

Let's split a few hairs here. Note that Mr Zervos does not say the accused knew that he or she was dealing in the proceeds of serious crime, only that he or she knew the facts and circumstances...

5:52AM

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Justice ill-served by prosecutions in money-laundering schemes

24 Mar 2013

It is a grotesque injustice that the small cogs in alleged money laundering schemes are now not only being prosecuted, but are given sentences greater than almost any ever imposed on the biggest...

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Law that jailed cash mule is still an ass, whenever it was passed

24 Mar 2013

Let's deal with the excuses that Mr Zervos has dished out to us for a rank miscarriage of justice in sending a little old lady to jail for 10 years on a grossly misconceived charge of money...

4:49AM

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Big fish always slip through legal net

An elderly woman and a young kid have been put behind bars for 10 years for laundering billions of dollars in two separate cases this year. Bravo! Our public prosecutors must be proud. A job well...

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Money laundering a serious problem

The money laundering offence provision was enacted by the legislature some time ago in 1995, and since then it has been the subject of extensive judicial scrutiny.

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How jailing old ladies on suspicion aids Hong Kong's anti-crime image

You don't have to be guilty of money laundering. If someone can prove they think you're guilty, your jailing boosts the city's anti-crime image.

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JUSTICE

Top lawyers clash over fairness of city's anti-money laundering laws

The Director of Public Prosecutions and one of the city's leading criminal lawyers have offered conflicting views on tough anti-money laundering laws, after two cases involving billions of dollars...

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WHO SAID IT?

Who said it?

More background checks? Dandy idea, Mr President. Should have started with yours

1:41AM

LAW

Top prosecutor Kevin Zervos calls for leniency for first-time offenders

The city's top prosecutor has called for "compassionate treatment" of first-time offenders guilty of minor crimes, saying it could be an effective way of discouraging them from getting on the...

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