Standing accused of renting office space using public funds for the operation of a criminal organisation, former ex-chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng insisted yesterday that he was not “close” to the landlord of the units – a man with whom Ho spent time in a sauna parlour.
Ho made the remarks in his defence on the third day of his trial by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) yesterday.
The trial is being conducted by a three-judge panel comprising TUI President Sam Hou Fai, TUI judge Song Man Lei and Lai Kin Hong on secondment from the Court of Second Instance (TSI), which he heads.
A convoy of vehicles, with one of the white vehicles from Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) carrying Ho Chio Meng, takes the defendant to the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) in Nam Van yesterday morning. Photos: Iong Tat Choi
