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Written by: Li Huina
2021-01-21 17:25
Last update date: 2021-01-21 17:56
Since 2005, a retired male police officer has concealed his divorce from the police and occupied the departmental dormitory in Luyang New Village, Tsuen Wan for more than 15 years. He has received more than 2.21 million yuan in housing benefits together with interest if he is not eligible.
He pleaded guilty to fraud today (21st) and explained that he missed his ex-wife and occupied the dormitory for many years because he was "waiting for his wife to return". He claimed that he "will keep the place where I and he once were", but he is now awake Feeling that the ex-wife could not return to him, she apologized to her colleagues and was willing to repay the government's losses in full.
The case will be sentenced on February 11 in order to obtain a background report.
Conceal the divorce from the police
The defendant Li Deming, 50 years old.
He was charged with concealing the divorce status from the Hong Kong Police Force from January 22, 2005 to July 13, 2020, and inducing the Police Force to do inaction. That is, if Li was not eligible, he continued to allocate to him a unit in Luyang New Village, Tsuen Wan. Departmental quarters, which led to Li gaining benefits, or the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government at a disadvantage.
The police received anonymous complaints before revealing
According to the case, the defendant joined the police force in 1988 and married his ex-wife in 1996. In 2002, he was assigned to the police quarters at Luyang New Village in Tsuen Wan. However, after his divorce from his ex-wife in 2005, he has not reported the change in his marital status to the police. The dormitory was occupied for more than 15 years, and the incident was not revealed until the police received an anonymous complaint.
2.2.1 million yuan in housing benefits
The facts of the case also revealed that the defendant received more than 1.51 million yuan in housing benefits without being eligible for more than 15 years since the crime was committed. Together with years of interest, the defendant received a total of 2.21 million yuan in housing benefits.
The police found the defendant on July 6 last year, and he remained silent under caution. He also resigned on the same day.
Pleaded with me that I wanted to keep the place with my ex-wife
The defendant did not have a lawyer representative. He personally pleaded to explain that because he missed his ex-wife, he had been living in his own world for many years, thinking that his ex-wife would come back one day, "so I have to keep the place where I used to be with him", but he finally found out that he was wrong. "Because I know you will not come back again."
I just want to wait for my ex-wife to return
He also said, "It has been painful for decades, but at this moment it is actually a relief." He also expressed that he felt ashamed, and wanted to speak to his colleagues, and reiterated that he would not move because he wanted to "wait for my wife to return." , But now known to be impossible, he is willing to accept any form of punishment.
Will use the pension to repay the government
The defendant also stated that he would use his pension to repay the government's losses, and that he would negotiate compensation with the police through a lawyer in the future.
Chief Magistrate Rod Quan once questioned whether the amount of police losses was so large and whether single police officers would also receive some kind of housing benefits. However, the prosecution explained that only married persons at the police rank are entitled to housing benefits, and the police will only receive housing benefits after the case is over. Will seek compensation from the defendant.
Luo Guan finally stated that he would not deal with the issue of compensation and leave it to the police to make a civil claim. However, when sentencing, he would choose a method that is more beneficial to the defendant as he is willing to pay compensation.
Case Number: WKCC3409/2020
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