Operations Department Review 2002 - å»‰æ”¿å ¬ç½²

587 of the 613 defendants whose prosecution was
completed in 2002 were interviewed on video. 114 challenged
the interviews, and as a result the interviews of 20
individuals, relating to 16 cases, were ruled inadmissible.
In six cases the interviews were ruled inadmissible because
the judges or magistrates were not satisfied beyond
reasonable doubt that the admissions made were voluntary.
In another two cases they ruled that the interviews were
inadmissible because the status of the suspects (i.e. witness
or suspect) had not been made clear during the interviews.
604 persons were prosecuted in 2002. This total
included 536 individuals in private sector cases, comprising
99 prosecuted for involvement in corrupt transactions contrary
to Section 9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance; 19
for offences of offering bribes to Government officers or
public servants contrary to sections 4(1) and 8; four for conspiracy
to commit Section 4(2) and one for offering bribes
to procure a public body contract contrary to Section 5(1);
one was charged with disclosing the identity of a person
under investigation, two with making false reports, four
with offences under the Corrupt and Illegal Practices
Ordinance, and 406 for offences under the ICAC
Ordinance. With the agreement of the ICAC, the Police
undertook the prosecution of two persons arrested for
offering bribes to police officers during police investigations
into other offences. Of the 613 defendants whose
prosecution was completed in 2002, 455 were convicted. A
further 116 individuals were formally cautioned. In 2002,
the Operations Review Committee recommended disciplinary
action against 165 persons compared with 188 in 2001.