A correctional assistant second grade working at Tong Fuk Correctional Institution is suspected of condoning a 28-year-old prisoner to use a mobile phone and introducing cigarettes to the prisoner with a released prisoner.
The assistant and the released prisoner pleaded guilty in the District Court today (11th) to the crime of conspiracy to misconduct a public official. The judge said when sentencing that there was no evidence to show that the assistant had benefited, but the relevant behavior should be severely punished. The correctional assistant was sentenced to 7 months in prison. The released prisoner responsible for the message was sentenced to 6 months in prison.
Two defendants: Li Haowei (27 years old, Correctional Services Assistant II) and Lin Hanqi (24 years old), admitted that between July 16 and October 23, 2020, Li, as the assistant in charge of the Tongfu Maintenance Team, condoned a The man surnamed Lau possessed and used a mobile phone at Tong Fuk Correctional Institution and introduced unauthorised cigarettes for him.
According to the case, Li Haowei was stationed at Tongfu Correctional Institution at the time of the crime and was sent to work in the maintenance team.
Lin Hanqi and others were assigned to the group at different times, and Lin was released on September 3, 2020.
ICAC finds prisoners use mobile phones to communicate with the outside world
The ICAC investigation found that a prisoner serving his sentence at Tong Fuk Correctional Institution possessed a mobile phone and a stored-value card, and made repeated calls or text messages from July 16 to October 16, 2020 way to contact Lin et al.
The ICAC took action on October 23 of the same year and found a telephone, a stored-value card and three packs of cigarettes in the prisoner's belongings.
Li and Lin were also arrested, and the ICAC later found a WhatsApp group on their phone. Li mentioned that prisoners with phones had to get up early in the morning and often had nothing to do.
Lim's released descendants sent a message to Li
Lin, who had been released at the time, kept in touch with the prisoner who had the phone. Lin added a value to the other party's stored value card for a total of 850 yuan three times. Lin also received many text messages from the prisoner and asked Li to buy cigarettes for the prisoner. .
When Li pleaded for mercy, he apologized to his colleagues and superiors, saying his actions brought shame to the department.
Lin committed the crime to help a friend.
Case number: DCCC 299/2021
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