Macau’s former chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng has been accused of 1,970 crimes such as embezzlement, fraud, money laundering, false testimony and illicit participation in business activities, the city’s top court said in a statement yesterday.
According to the statement, the trial of Ho and 9 co-defendants is slated to start on December 5.
While the statement mentions the ex-chief prosecutor by his full name and former title, the nine co-defendants are only identified by their surnames – Chao, Chan, Lai, Lam, Lei, Ho, Mak, Wang, and Wong.
Macau's then chief public prosecutor Ho Chiu Meng delivers a speech during the opening session of the 2014/2015 Judicial Year at the Macau Cultural Centre in Nape in October 2014. The official title of Macau's top public prosecutor is public prosecutor-general. Photo: Helder dos Reis
