Hong Kong News

Nonpartisan, Noncommercial, unconstrained.
Thursday, Mar 28, 2024

Man arrested for repeated calls and faxes to District judges

Man arrested for repeated calls and faxes to District judges

A 57-year-old was arrested for causing nuisance to three District Court judges by making repeated calls and faxes to their offices.
The three included Stanley Chan Kwong-chi, who revealed that he and several other judges were being harrassed.

Acting superintendent Tse Tsz-kwan said the judges handled unrest cases and suspected the arrested disturbed them because he was unhappy with their rulings.

The man was arrested in Kwun Tong yesterday for contempt of court and making phone calls to cause nuisance. Officers also seized a phone and several phone cards.

Tse said from October 2020 to July this year, he repeatedly called the office of the judges. “He also made calls to government and private institutions, asking them to fax him materials... he left the numbers of the judges' offices, so the materials were faxed to them and caused nuisance,” he said.

The man repeated the process many times so that the same materials were sent over and over again to the judges' fax machines. Phone calls were made repeatedly for several days.

He reminded the public that an interim injunction has been in place since 2020 which bans the public from threatening judicial officers and their family members. Those who breach the ban could be liable to a charge of contempt of court.

Under the Summary Offences Ordinance, people who made repeated phone calls to cause nuisance are liable to a fine of HK$1,000 and imprisonment for two months.

Back in July, Chan said during a court hearing that he and other judges have been facing harassment from phone calls and faxes made to their offices.

He slammed the perpetrators for breaching the rule of law and strongly condemned their behavior, which he said has already affected the public's use of the judiciary services.

"Heaven is always watching what you are doing," he said, adding that those who commit crimes would always be caught.

Chan said the perpetrators have committed several offenses, including harassing judicial officers, contempt of court and perverting the course of justice.

"No matter what political views you support, [such behavior] is doing comprehensive damage to Hong Kong. It's easy to destroy a system, but it takes the effort of people across several generations to build a good and effective one," Chan said.

But Chan said he did not find the nuisances to be linked to a rioting case involving three defendants that he was handling.
Newsletter

Related Articles

Hong Kong News
0:00
0:00
Close
It's always the people with the dirty hands pointing their fingers
Paper straws found to contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals - study
FTX's Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail
Blackrock gets half a trillion dollar deal to rebuild Ukraine
Steve Jobs' Son Launches Venture Capital Firm With $200 Million For Cancer Treatments
Google reshuffles Assistant unit, lays off some staffers, to 'supercharge' products with A.I.
End of Viagra? FDA approved a gel against erectile dysfunction
UK sanctions Russians judges over dual British national Kara-Murza's trial
US restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders because of security concerns
America's First New Nuclear Reactor in Nearly Seven Years Begins Operations
Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system
Political leader from South Africa, Julius Malema, led violent racist chants at a massive rally on Saturday
Today Hunter Biden’s best friend and business associate, Devon Archer, testified that Joe Biden met in Georgetown with Russian Moscow Mayor's Wife Yelena Baturina who later paid Hunter Biden $3.5 million in so called “consulting fees”
'I am not your servant': IndiGo crew member, passenger get into row over airline meal
Singapore Carries Out First Execution of a Woman in Two Decades Amid Capital Punishment Debate
Spanish Citizenship Granted to Iranian chess player who removed hijab
US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell freezes up, leaves press conference
Speaker McCarthy says the United States House of Representatives is getting ready to impeach Joe Biden.
San Francisco car crash
This camera man is a genius
3D ad in front of Burj Khalifa
Next level gaming
BMW driver…
Google testing journalism AI. We are doing it already 2 years, and without Google biased propoganda and manipulated censorship
Unlike illegal imigrants coming by boats - US Citizens Will Need Visa To Travel To Europe in 2024
Musk announces Twitter name and logo change to X.com
The politician and the journalist lost control and started fighting on live broadcast.
The future of sports
Unveiling the Black Hole: The Mysterious Fate of EU's Aid to Ukraine
Farewell to a Music Titan: Tony Bennett, Renowned Jazz and Pop Vocalist, Passes Away at 96
Alarming Behavior Among Florida's Sharks Raises Concerns Over Possible Cocaine Exposure
Transgender Exclusion in Miss Italy Stirs Controversy Amidst Changing Global Beauty Pageant Landscape
Joe Biden admitted, in his own words, that he delivered what he promised in exchange for the $10 million bribe he received from the Ukraine Oil Company.
TikTok Takes On Spotify And Apple, Launches Own Music Service
Global Trend: Using Anti-Fake News Laws as Censorship Tools - A Deep Dive into Tunisia's Scenario
Arresting Putin During South African Visit Would Equate to War Declaration, Asserts President Ramaphosa
Hacktivist Collective Anonymous Launches 'Project Disclosure' to Unearth Information on UFOs and ETIs
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Server Arrested For Theft After Refusing To Pay A Table's $100 Restaurant Bill When They Dined & Dashed
The Changing Face of Europe: How Mass Migration is Reshaping the Political Landscape
China Urges EU to Clarify Strategic Partnership Amid Trade Tensions
The Last Pour: Anchor Brewing, America's Pioneer Craft Brewer, Closes After 127 Years
Democracy not: EU's Digital Commissioner Considers Shutting Down Social Media Platforms Amid Social Unrest
Sarah Silverman and Renowned Authors Lodge Copyright Infringement Case Against OpenAI and Meta
Why Do Tech Executives Support Kennedy Jr.?
The New York Times Announces Closure of its Sports Section in Favor of The Athletic
BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Hospitalized Amid Child Sex Abuse Allegations, Family Confirms
Florida Attorney General requests Meta CEO's testimony on company's platforms' alleged facilitation of illicit activities
The Distorted Mirror of actual approval ratings: Examining the True Threat to Democracy Beyond the Persona of Putin
40,000 child slaves in Congo are forced to work in cobalt mines so we can drive electric cars.
×