The graft trial of former chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng, which had been scheduled to start at the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) on Monday morning, has been postponed by the court sine die because of an appeal by the defence against the participation of the president of the court, Sam Hou Fai, in the trial.
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The Court of Final Appeal has rejected Ho Chio Meng’s appeal against the decision to be put him under pre-trial detention. The decision was made on Friday and publicized on Monday. Judge Viriato Lima says there’s no appeal to be considered because the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) is obviously the last instance. The judge […]
Macau’s former chief prosecutor was back in prison on Tuesday night after the city’s top court rejected his bid for release on the grounds that he was wrongly detained following his arrest in connection with an alleged multimillion-dollar corruption racket. The city’s Court of Final Appeal threw out a habeas corpus application from Ho Chio-meng […]
The Secretary for Administration and Justice told journalists that the eventual need to renew or restructure staffing in the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) is a matter for the MP. However, she also said that there is a plan to review the way the MP assesses tenders and decides upon the suppliers of works and services. […]
Macau’s former chief public prosecutor Ho Chio Meng was remanded in custody on Saturday on allegations of graft, according to a special press conference held by Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) chief André Cheong Weng Chon at his office. Cheong said the Public Prosecution Office (MP) passed the case to the CCAC in the first half […]
Ho Chio Meng, former Macau Prosecutor General, has been arrested and charged with fraud, abuse of power and document forgery , according to the English TV news of Macau television (TDM). The city’s graft watchdog says a former head of the Public Prosecutions Office and main officers are suspected of colluding with a private company […]
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