THE man at the centre of the sacking of former ICAC deputy operations director Alex Tsui Ka-kit claimed yesterday he was illegally arrested by the commission last week.
Henfrey Tin said he was taking legal advice about what he could do to seek compensation from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for his arrest, detention and the damage to his ''spiritual and financial'' well-being.
He claimed he was the victim of ''a wicked organisation which persecutes honest citizens''.
He continued: ''It is absolute lawlessness. The Government must be made liable for this outrageous behaviour.'' Mr Tin added he may have lost more than $10 million in international business deals due to bad publicity.
The Post has revealed that Mr Tin sits alongside Mr Tsui on the Hong Kong Boxing Association's executive committee. Mr Tin was arrested last week along with association president Hung Wing-wah and 11 other people in connection with a cigarette smuggling racket.
They were held overnight but have been released while inquiries continue.