Read the full judgment text of HCCC 164/2020 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 February 2021.
11. The courts have therefore adopted the policy of accepting useful assistance to the authorities as a mitigating factor. A discount to the sentence which would otherwise have been imposed is usually given for such assistance. This is a common approach in many jurisdictions. Its object is to provide an incentive for offenders to co-operate with the authorities. It encourages them to assist by giving information about the criminal activities of others, by giving evidence in prosecutions brought
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