Courts | Ho Chio Meng’s wife and brother found guilty

The sentences of nine defendants related to the case of the region’s former top prosecutor, Ho Chio Meng, were read yesterday at the Court of the First Instance. Six defendants were found guilty. Three others were found innocent.

The trial started on February 17 of this year. Four of the defendants, including Ho Chio Meng’s older brother, Ho Chio Shun, Ho Chio Meng’s brother-in-law Lei Kuan Pun, previous consultant at the Prosecution Office (MP) Wang Xiandi, and Alex Lam, who was one of the employees of the shell companies established by Ho Chio Meng, never showed up at any previous trial sessions.

Ho’s older brother was sentenced to 13 years in jail, Lei Kuan Pun was sentenced to 12 years, and businessman Wong Kuok Wai was sentenced to 14 years.

Another businessman, Mak Im Tai, was sentenced to jail for 12 years. The four defendants will not become eligible for probation at any point during their sentences. The crimes for which they were for included their involvement in illegal operations within shell companies and taking MPs contracts without ever providing services to MP.

Consultant Wang Xiandi was sentenced to six years in jail.

Ho Chio Meng’s wife, Chao Sio Fu, had her three years and six months jail term suspended.

The other three defendants included Lai Kin Ian, the Director of public Prosecution of the Prosecutor General Office, Chan Ka Fai, a former department head at the Prosecutor General Office, and the aforementioned Alex Lam.

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