Read the full judgment text of DCCC 000966/2009 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 9 February 2010.
1. Defendant, you have pleaded guilty, albeit at a very late stage, to an offence of blackmail, contrary to section 23(1) and (3) of the Theft Ordinance. It is quite clear that you, it was, who played a leading role in this blackmail by going to the Fu Lai Beef Food shop initially and asking to see the boss. Later, when the boss arrived, you demanded a one-off payment of “tor dei” of $2,800, saying that you commanded the whole street. When the payment was refused you warned the boss not to op