Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000980/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 February 1998.
1. The Appellant appeals against conviction in the Magistracy on one charge of assaulting a police officer in the due execution of his duty. The charges arose from an incident in the Kwai Fong MTR station. The Appellant, his brother (who was D2 in the proceedings before the Magistrate) and another man were at the station when Appellant's brother, the 2nd Defendant used the escalator button to stop the MTR escalator. When the matter was investigated by MTR staff, the 2nd Defendant assaulted one o