Read the full judgment text of CACC 000401/2007 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 April 2008.
1. This is an application for leave to appeal against conviction by both applicants Mohammad Afzal (“A1”) and Mujtaba Ghulam(“A2”). The applicants were jointly charged with one count of conspiracy to commit blackmail and A2 was additionally charged with one count of theft. Both applicants pleaded not guilty before Deputy Judge William Lam in the District Court and were duly convicted after trial. A1 was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment while A2 was sentenced to a total of 24 months’ impriso