HONG KONG POLICE OFFICERS LOSE APPEAL OVER FRAMING HOMELESS MAN, EVIDENCE COVER-UP
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Four disgraced Hong Kong police officers have lost their appeal against convictions and jail terms for framing a homeless man for drug possession and destroying evidence of the cover-up six years ago. In a written judgment on Thursday, the Court of Appeal said the officers must have intended to pervert the course of justice when they tried to obstruct surveillance cameras while colleagues fabricated evidence against…
According to News - South China Morning Post, Four disgraced Hong Kong police officers have lost their appeal against convictions and jail terms for framing a homeless man for drug possession and destroying evidence of the cover-up six years ago.
The available RSS description adds: In a written judgment on Thursday, the Court of Appeal said the officers must have intended to pervert the course of justice when they tried to obstruct surveillance cameras while colleagues fabricated evidence against…
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- News - South China Morning Post: Four disgraced Hong Kong police officers have lost their appeal against convictions and jail terms for framing a homeless man for drug possession and destroying evidence of the cover-up six years ago.
- News - South China Morning Post: In a written judgment on Thursday, the Court of Appeal said the officers must have intended to pervert the course of justice when they tried to obstruct surveillance cameras while colleagues fabricated evidence against…
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- 23/07/2026, 07:49 PRIMARY FEED HONG KONG POLICE OFFICERS LOSE APPEAL OVER FRAMING HOMELESS MAN, EVIDENCE COVER-UP (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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