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Written by: Guo Haotian
2021-07-08 18:33
The last update date: 2021-07-08 18:33
The retired police chief was ordered by the court not to dispose of property due to money laundering. However, he opened a separate account to collect pensions and pensions for the elderly, and used more than 440,000 yuan. He was charged with violating the restriction order today (8 days). ) Pleaded guilty to the charge in the District Court, and pleaded that he used the money mainly to pay for attorney's fees. He also claimed that he did not know that he could apply to the court to use part of the money before committing the crime.
The judge adjourned the case until sentenced on the 22nd of this month, and the defendant has to pay the penalty during the period.
Defendant Su Yongyao (73 years old, retired), pleaded guilty to a crime of knowingly dealing with any realizable property in violation of a restraining order, accusing him of knowingly violated between July 27, 2018 and July 2, 2020. The High Court Restriction Order (No. HCCP 220/2018) dealt with his account in Chong Hing Bank, involving deposits of more than HK$442,000.
I thought I was only using future money
The defense pleaded that the money in the account involved in the case had nothing to do with the proceeds of the crime. The defendant withdrew the money from the account mainly to pay attorney's fees and to repay family members who assisted in paying the attorney's fees.
The lawyer also pointed out that if he was told that he could apply to the High Court to obtain the funds from the frozen account, the case would not happen. He thought it was just using his future money.
In addition, the defendant had been diagnosed with tumors in his blood vessels earlier and was about to undergo surgery.
Involved in handling frozen assets of external betting
The facts of the case allege that the defendant was investigated by the police for handling illegal peripheral bets. The Department of Justice applied for a restraining order in the High Court in April 2018 to prohibit the defendant from handling assets under his name.
However, the defendant received pension and elderly allowance in a restricted account.
After the defendant was convicted and sentenced in the peripheral gambling case in 2019, the prosecution applied to the court for confiscation of the proceeds of the crime. When the police prepared information, they found that the defendant’s pension had only a balance of more than 400 Hong Kong dollars.
After investigation, it was found that the defendant opened an account in Chong Hing Bank after the court issued a restraining order, and since August 2018, he switched to the account to receive pensions and pensions for the elderly.
From July 2018 to July 2020, a total of more than 440,000 Hong Kong dollars were withdrawn from the account involved.
Case Number: DCCC 166/2021
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