Read the full judgment text of CACC 000342/1984 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This case arose out of civil disturbances which took place during the night of the 13th January 1984 in the Yaumatei area. A lot of riotous activities including looting were going on at that time, with thousands of people milling around that area. One of the shops that was broken into was the Citizen Watch Company at Nathan Road. Rioters entered, ransacked the place and stole a number of wrist watches. Three people were arrested in connection with that offence, two of whom were convicted of b