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A 33-year-old man was sentenced to two months' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the charge of "Knowingly Misleading a Police Officer" at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (January 27).
In the early hours of July 19 last year, the man lodged a complaint of being assaulted by police officer arising from his encounter with police officers of Tsim Sha Tsui Division at Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui at an earlier time.
The Complaints Against Police Office's (CAPO) launched an investigation and found that there was evidence to support that the man had lodged a false complaint. The man was subsequently arrested and charged with "Knowingly Misleading a Police Officer" on December 21, 2009 and the sentence was handed down today.
A Police spokesman reiterates that knowingly misleading a police officer is a serious criminal offence.
Police report No. 7
Ends/Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Issued at HKT 21:17
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