Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said last week that the government aims to submit a bill amending the Judicial Organisation Framework Law to the legislature next month, which proposes that all principal officials charged with a criminal offence will be tried by the Court of Second Instance (TSI).
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The government Thursday launched a 45-day public consultation on the strategies and major infrastructure projects required to develop Macau into a smart city, aiming to build Macau into a sustainable smart city and world city of leisure and tourism.
A rogue taxi driver, who refused to let a female passenger get out of his cab as he “wasn’t paid the fare he expected”, was arrested by the police Tuesday.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said Monday he had “zero tolerance” for sexual abuse of children as well as domestic violence against children, adding that “there shouldn’t even be one case”.
Lawmaker and political activist Sulu Sou will stand trial this morning at the Court of First Appeal, facing charges of qualified disobedience linked to a demonstration in 2016.
The government has reassured the public that measles will not be prevalent in Macau.
A male kindergarten assistant facing sexual abuse charges has been released on his own recognizance, the Public Prosecution Office (MP) has announced.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said Thursday that the government was open-minded about whether the Macau Public Security Forces Discipline Supervision Committee should be granted more powers, such as investigation powers for certain cases or complaints against law enforcement officers by residents.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) confirmed Thursday that they have received parents’ reports about suspected sexual abuse at a local kindergarten, in which two girls are the alleged victims.