Former Associate Professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong Dai Yaoting and two others were accused of publishing 6 advertisements in two newspapers during the 2016 Legislative Council general election, incurring 250,000 election expenses without reporting them. The case today (16th) ) In the District Court for another trial.
The prosecution revealed that Dai Yaoting intends to plead guilty. If the co-defendants Ye Jianqing and Shi Shouzheng agree to the case, they will change to sign conservative behavior.
Judge Hu Yawen adjourned the case until April 25 next year for his defense. It is expected that the hearing will take about two hours. Ye and Shizhun will continue to be released on bail.
The three defendants: Dai Yaoting (57 years old, retired), Ye Jianqing (55 years old, director) and Shi Shouzheng (50 years old, director), were also charged with 4 counts of illegal conduct incurring election expenses during the election, violating the "Election ( Section 22(1) and 23(1) of the Fraud and Illegal Act) Ordinance.
The charge is that the three persons who were not candidates or election expense agents of any candidate committed illegal acts in the 2016 Legislative Council general election on August 8 and 19, and September 2, 2016, that is, in the election In connection with the election, a total of HK$253,540 in election expenses was incurred through Egg Alliance Co., Ltd., which was used to publish 6 advertisements in Ming Pao and Apple Daily.
Case Number: DCCC 683/2021
It takes time for Dai Yaoting and others to obtain legal advice and apply for legal aid in the case of Leidong Plan advertisements. In October, 3 people including Dai Yaoting and others involved in publishing Leidong Plan advertisements were accused of violating the election regulations and will be transferred to the district court for trial of the nine sons to appeal | Dai Yaoting, Chen Jianmin, etc. Dissatisfied with the ruling and appealed against the sentence, the ICAC has been dismissed today and the ICAC prosecutes Dai Yaoting and other three people for illegal advertising in the Legislative Council election.
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