Read the full judgment text of CACC 000302/1968 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 24 September 1968.
1. The appellant is a Fire Officer, Class II of Fire Department and he was charged before the magistrate with five offences. The first, second and third charges were those of corruptly soliciting contrary to section 3(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Ordinance, Cap. 215. The fourth and fifth charges were those of corruptly receiving contrary to s.3(1) of the same Ordinance. On these five charges the magistrate found him guilty and it is against these convictions that he now appeals.