HKSAR v. Semahimbo Miraji Yusuph

Case No.HCCC 468/2013
Court
High Court CFI
Date24 Jan 2014
Judge
Case Document
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HCCC 468/2013

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO 468 OF 2013

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  HKSAR  
  v  
  SEMAHIMBO Miraji Yusuph  

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Before: The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
Date: 24 January 2014 at 10.12 am
Present: Mr Peter Power, SADPP, of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
  Ms Priscilia Lam, instructed by Messrs Pang, Wan & Choi (assigned by DLA), for the accused
Offence: Trafficking in a dangerous drug(販運危險藥物)

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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case

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COURT: Accused, I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf. You stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug. You have pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court and you have been committed to the High Court today for sentence.

The quantity of drugs involved is 0.94 kilogrammeof a mixture containing 0.60 kilogramme of heroin hydrochloride. These drugs were imported into Hong Kong and therefore calls for enhancement.

All things considered, I adopt a starting point of 20 years, enhance it by 1 year, making a total of 21 years.

Having taken everything into account, including your plea of guilty, I shall give you the full one-third discount thereby reducing the sentence to one of 14 years’ imprisonment from that starting point.

You are therefore sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment.