... aited the court's decision following a day-long closed-door hearing that ended on Thursday evening. The judge's decision was announced at about 5:30 a.m. on Friday, more than 10 hours after Lee, the c ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-17
A Chinese court jailed for life a former senior judge from the country's highest court, after finding him guilty of corruption, Reuters reports, citing state media. Xi Xiaoming, a former vice presiden ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-17
Police Commissioner Stephen Lo Wai-chung expressed sadness over a court's decision convicting seven police officers of beating up pro-democracy activist Ken Tsang during a protest in 2014. “I can rela ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-16
... district court judge. Now that justice has been served and those who were involved are going to face jail terms, we believe it is time for law enforcement, pro-democracy protesters and the so-called ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-16
... d filed a court application requesting that the JV's subsidiary be wound up. On Tuesday, OCBC reported an 18 percent drop in quarterly net profit to a three-year low. -- Contact us at [email protected] ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-16
A court in southeastern China gas sentenced the former Communist Party boss of the northern province of Hebei to 15 years in jail after finding him guilty of corruption, the latest senior official jai ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-15
... district court judge on Tuesday. Chan was also found guilty of an additional charge of common assault. District Court Judge David Dufton said all related videos presented in court were authentic and ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-15
The District Court on Tuesday found seven police officers guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm for attacking a pro-democracy activist during a protest in October 2014. However, the seven w ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-14
... ents, the Court must deny Armstrong's motion for summary judgment on this issue," Judge Christopher Cooper of the US District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in a 37-page ruling on Monday. Th ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-14
A 15-year-old secondary student plunged to his death on Sunday in Ma On Shan, the third such case in eight days. The boy is believed to have jumped off the roof of Kam Pong House in Kam Tai Court arou ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-13
... arged and court-martialed. Eventually, Montojo lost his argument and was thrown into jail. Fortunately for him, Admiral Dewey stepped in to send a letter in defense of his defeated opponent. Though Mo ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-13
... of Tin Ma Court, which was once part of the main road connecting New Territories residents from Sha Tin with Kowloon. The path used to stretch from Wang Tou Hom in mid-Kowloon to Keng Hau in Sha Tin. ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-10
A 48-year-old cosmetic surgeon is on trial at the Eastern magistrates' court, charged with sexually harassing a nursing assistant. Lam Wai-kong is facing three counts of indecent assault, Headline Dai ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-10
An appeals court on Thursday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees, saying such a travel ban should not go into effect while courts consider whether it goe ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-10
... up to the courts to ultimately decide if the president has the constitutional power to impose such a ban for national security reasons. But don’t be lulled into thinking the constitution can fully pro ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-10
A correctional services officer has gone to court after her boss suspended her from duty for wearing a Buddhist bead bracelet to work. In her application for judicial review, Wong Wai-fun, an assistan ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
... itutional Court is holding hearings to decide whether to accept the impeachment of suspended president Park Jeun-hye and possible early elections. The political turmoil provides China with an opportun ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-06
US President Donald Trump ramped up his criticism of a federal judge who blocked a travel ban involving seven mainly Muslim nations, saying the courts were making border security harder. In a series o ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-06
... going to court to strip 20 per cent of the directly elected legislators of their seats in Legco. On top of this, we have seen previously neutral election officials acting as political commissars disq ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-03
... otherland courteously but firmly requires the skill of a diplomat accustomed to bridging conflicting positions without compromising his principles. Domestically, the post is long overdue for a far-sig ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-03
