AFTER lodging more than 600 applications for legal aid over 17 years, former auxiliary police superintendent Yaqub Khan has been served with a notice preventing him from making any further applications for three years.
Mr Khan's targets in the past six months include 'To sue the Hong Kong Hockey Association and Hong Kong Tennis Association for violation of human rights', 'to freeze all government funds', suing a judge for contempt of court, and many others.
Mr Khan claims the only application that ever was accepted was the one that led to him winning $494,000 in damages in 1989 because of his controversial dismissal from the force - even that was only accepted after a court appeal.
'If they let me hear one case in court, and the judge criticised me for wasting Legal Aid time and money, he has all the right to do that. But the only application they gave me, it was small, me against the right of the Crown and I was proven to be the most lawful and honest one,' he said.
Deputy director of Legal Aid Anthony North said that there was usually around 40 such orders outstanding at any one time. Last year 11 were served.
Under Legal Aid regulation 11 the notice can be served on anyone who has applied twice for the same legal action or more than four times if the director of Legal Aid believes they are attempting to 'abuse' the system.
Those receiving one can appeal to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and notices can last up to three years.
