7 months in prison for threatening inspector

The Court of First Instance (TJB) has sentenced a man to a seven-month suspended prison sentence for intimidation of an anti-smoking inspector on duty, MASTV reported. The man, identified as Chen, was caught smoking near Fai Chi Kei by the tobacco control officer. He subsequently refused to cooperate with the law, even threatening one of the officers. The police were called by the inspector for assistance. In addition to the suspended prison sentence, the TJB announced in the verdict that the accused will be required to pay MOP6,000 to the victim.