Hong Kong civil servant charged with misconduct over bogus littering tickets issued to 5
A Hong Kong civil servant has been charged with misconduct in public office for allegedly issuing bogus fixed-penalty littering notices to five people, triggering court-issued arrest warrants and the wrongful arrest of an innocent person. Law Yui, a 41-year-old foreman with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), was charged by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on…
A Hong Kong civil servant, Law Yui, has been charged with misconduct in public office after allegedly issuing false littering notices to five individuals. The charges were brought by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) after an internal investigation at the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) uncovered the irregularities.
Law, a 41-year-old foreman in the Sham Shui Po district Environmental Hygiene Office, is accused of issuing HK$3,000 (US$383) fixed penalty notices each to five people for littering between December 2023 and February 2024, despite no littering offences having occurred. The five victims had received similar notices from Law in 2021 and 2022, prompting suspicions that he reused their details to reissue the notices.
Unaware of the new fines, the individuals did not pay and faced court orders and arrest warrants. One of the victims was arrested and appeared in court. Law was released on bail, and the case is set to be heard at the West Kowloon Court on Thursday, with plans to transfer it to the District Court for plea.
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