Leung Lung-kwan, 41, appeared in court on nine charges after allegedly accessing criminal intelligence and investigation records without authorisation
A Hong Kong policeman accused of throwing red paint at the front door of a residential flat and accessing the force’s internal systems without authorisation could face up to seven years in prison after prosecutors sought to transfer his case to the District Court.
Leung Lung-kwan, 41, appeared at Eastern Court on Wednesday for the first time after being charged with one count of criminal damage and eight counts of accessing a computer with dishonest intent.
Prosecutors alleged that he accessed the force’s computer systems, including criminal intelligence, case management and investigation records, between April and May in 2024.
He was also charged with damaging a gate and the area outside a flat in Fung Tak Estate in Wong Tai Sin on May 4 that year.
The prosecution sought an adjournment and told the court it would prepare documents to transfer the case to the District Court.
The maximum sentence at the District Court is seven years, while sentences at Magistrates’ Courts are generally capped at two years.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
