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Written by: Lu Jiayu and Huang Diwen
2019-12-21 21:04
Last updated: 2019-12-21 21:39In early October, a Taiwanese man dressed as a real gun with an airsoft robbed a watch shop at 50 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. The male thief robbed two watches, worth more than one million. The suspect subsequently returned to Taiwan and was arrested by the Taiwan authorities on November 6. According to Taiwan media reports, the Taichung District Procuratorate hoped to obtain evidence such as CCTV footage of the crime scene and the victim's written testimony, and recently submitted a request for mutual legal assistance to the Hong Kong side through the Ministry of Justice. In reply to the inquiry, the Security Bureau stated that the case is being processed in accordance with Hong Kong law, and there is no law in Hong Kong to provide mutual legal assistance and transfer of fugitives with the Taiwan authorities. If the suspect is willing to surrender from Taiwan to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong side will accept it at any time without any restrictions. .
The incident happened on the morning of October 6th, a man posing as a Japanese customer came into the store pretending to buy a watch, and then a bright gun snatched two watches, worth more than one million yuan. The man left a pistol at the scene. There is a "fork gas port" at the end of the gun. It is believed to be an air gun rather than a real gun. The suspect subsequently returned to Taiwan. Taichung Prosecutors arrested the suspect on November 11 and seized more than 2.7 million NT dollars and four Rolex watches. The Central News Agency reported that the Taichung Procuratorate hoped to obtain evidence such as CCTV footage of the crime scene and the victim's written testimony. He submitted a request to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and formally submitted it to the Hong Kong side through the MAC.
Security Bureau: Accept suspects to surrender in Hong Kong
In reply to the inquiry, the Security Bureau stated that there is no law in Hong Kong to provide mutual legal assistance and transfer of fugitives with the Taiwan authorities. Hong Kong police have classified the case as a robbery and is processing it in accordance with Hong Kong law. If the suspect is willing to surrender from Hong Kong to Taiwan, the Hong Kong side will accept at any time without any restrictions.
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