Read the full judgment text of CACC 000150/2000 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 July 2001.
1. On 7 April 2000, the applicants (D1, D3, D4 and D5 respectively) were variously convicted in the District Court, following a trial before Judge Muttrie, on one or more charges relating to conspiracy "for a public servant to accept advantages", contrary to Common Law and section 4(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Cap. 201. In addition, they were all convicted on one or more charges of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law. D1 was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and