Story – 1
“Niece of judge held for slapping cop
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The niece of a prominent Court of Final Appeal judge has been arrested after slapping a police officer in the early hours yesterday.
Amina Mariam Bokhary, 34, the niece of Justice Kemal Bokhary, was arrested for assaulting the police and refusing to take a breathalyzer test.
Police asked her to take a breathalyzer test which she also refused and tried to walk off. She then slapped a police officer who was blocking her way, was handcuffed and taken to Wan Chai Police Station.
The story I took from The Standard. ”
Story – 2
“Legco siege charges loom for protesters
Thursday, January 28, 2010
A group of activists who laid siege to the Legislative Council during a protest against the high-speed rail link may be prosecuted, the police chief said.
Commissioner Tang King-shing said police will “seek advice from the Department of Justice about the legal responsibilities of certain people” during the clash on January 16.
He was responding to a question by lawmaker Philip Wong Yu-hong, who was hit by a plastic bottle while being escorted away from the Legco building by police officers.
The story I took from TheStandard. ”
What relevancy does these two story has???
Well, It will be a good benchmark to see if the rich get away with a slap on the wrist for slapping a cop or the poor (the protesters on the Anti Rally Rail) will get jail time.
Will this case further re-affirm myself that law is on the side of the rich. The poor. You have to fend for yourself.
In the good ole U.S.A., slapping or any type of bodily harm to an officer of the law is a felony.
Hong Kong law…I don’t know. I guess…you get 10 hours of community service for slapping a cop(only applies for the rich felon). For the anti rail rally who protested for a certain belief will get 10 year in the jail (most probably).
If she indeed did not get jail time for slapping an officer of the law, please don’t tell me Hong Kong is based on the rules of law. You martha farkers get away from me. Hong Kong is no different from any other third world country.
I am thinking aloud.
Update: April 08,2010
Just saw this news from TheStandard –
Niece of top judge on double cop assault rap
Kaylene HongThursday, April 08, 2010
The niece of a prominent Court of Final Appeal judge appeared in court yesterday accused of assaulting two police officers on the same day.
Amina Mariam Bokhary, the 33-year-old niece of Justice Kemal Bokhary, was arrested on January 27 for reckless driving, assaulting the police and refusing to take a breath test.
She appeared at Eastern Magistrates’ Court yesterday but entered no plea.
The first alleged assault happened at the scene of a traffic accident in Happy Valley after an altercation with constable Tang Man-wai.
Later the same day she is accused of assaulting a female officer at Wan Chai police station. Bokhary was also charged with careless driving resulting in an accident on Stubbs Road near the junction of Shiu Fai Terrace in Happy Valley.
The car she was driving was in a collision with a coach traveling in the opposite direction.
She is also accused of refusing take a breath test at the time of the accident.
The hearing was adjourned to May 20 to allow time for the defendant to retrieve documents from the prosecution. Her bail has been extended .
Acting principal magistrate Bina Chainrai said that because she knows the defendant personally, the case would have to be heard by another magistrate.
She reminded Bokhary to seek legal advice for the hearing on May 20.
Bokhary, who suffers from attention deficit disorder, bipolar depression and alcohol abuse, was sentenced in 2008 to 240 hours of community service for assaulting a policewoman with a handbag and kicking a taxi driver, and ordered to pay the taxi driver HK$1,000 as compensation.
In 2001, she was fined HK$9,000 for assaulting a police officer who had intervened when she broke a light bulb outside a bar in Central.
Check out the bold on the judge. There are friends. How you gonna send a friend to jail? She practically knows all the top judges in Hong Kong. So…do you think she gonna get jail time???
Update: 3rd August,2010.
The verdict is out. SHE IS NOT GOING TO JAIL. Well, what can I say, when you know all the judges. So, the rule is, you can slap a cop in Hong Kong if you are rich.
If you are poor and slap a cop, you are going to jail.
Many thanks to Magistrate Anthony Yuen Wai-ming for setting this precedent. Plus, I am sure he is going to get promoted for doing a good job.
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