Briefs | Off-duty PJ inspector drives drunk and crashes

An off-duty Judiciary Police (PJ) inspector was driving under the influence of alcohol and crashed into a series of parked motorcycles on the slope next to Government Headquarters early Saturday morning. His case was heard by the courts the next day. The Court of First Instance sentenced the inspector to three months’ imprisonment suspended for one year on the condition that a donation of 8,000 patacas is made to the Fu Hong Society. The man’s bureau has also commenced disciplinary action against him, the PJ announced. On top of that, the inspector also had his driver’s license suspended for one year, meaning that he cannot legally drive a vehicle during that period.

Security chief: no signs of excessive violations by law enforcement

In response to lawmaker Sulu Sou’s accusation that law enforcement entities have a high number of law-breaking officials within their ranks, the Office of the Secretary for Security commented that this is only a “subjective judgment.” The lawmaker stated that in first half of 2020, the law enforcement branch has been involved in allegations of money laundering, fraud, document forgery, theft and disciplinary violations. The lawmaker asked about the possibility of expanding the duties of the law enforcement discipline supervising body. The office stressed that the body reports directly to the Chief Executive now and that the law enforcement branch is obliged to respond to the supervisory body’s inquiries. The recent unearthing of alleged violations shows the reliability of the supervisory mechanism, the office added.

Law enforcement declines to offer June 4 arrest numbers

In his written question sent on June 8, lawmaker Sulu Sou asked the Secretary for Security about the number of arrests and inquiries that law-enforcement entities made on the evening of June 4, as a vigil to be held on that date was banned by the Public Security Police Force, justified by the need to contain Covid-19. In addition, the two daughters of democrat lawmaker Au Kam San were arrested that night for being in possession of images related to the June 4 Incident. In their recent reply to the lawmaker, the Office of the Secretary declined Sou’s request, noting that many of those cases were still under investigation. The refusal to hold the vigil was legal, the office pointed out in their reply.