Y.B
107-10
P.0. Tox 8702
Mongkok,
LONG LONG
Aurust 9th, 1974
Independent Commission against Corruption, 2.0. Pox 1000
Hongkong
Dear Sirs,
COPY FOR CHIEF MAGISTRATE, CCC, LONDON
Application has been made by the Attorney-General of Hongkong for the extradition of Superintendent Peter Gouber en an extraditiblo offence
tho The law states clearly what is an extraditible offence. However, spirit and intent of the extradition laws of Britain is to ensure that a person once extradited also receiveɛ a FAIR AND TRUE tri-l. That is
no be put up against a well and to say, for instance, that he will shot cut of hand after extradition,
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There is a roverse side of the coin to this. It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that a man extradited on serious offences received only a farce of a trial. He spends a few months in jail, mostly in a comfortable hospital bed, sioning orange juice and enjoying the sea air.
of the Hongkong Police, This is what happened to
long-drawn out corruption trial which costs the Fongkong Government a pretty penny was farcical in the extreme. The longkong cublic still doos not know how he made his "extra" pocket money, whether through a lucky bookmaker, or the share market, or importing opium, or by extorting monoy from prostitutes.
«"lowed to be brought
If and when, therefore, Superintendent Godber is to trial in Honekour, the Hongkong public has a right to know the FULL story of his alledged corruption. To wit, (A) the modus operandi of his corruption racket, and (B) how many people were involved in bogua Police promotion doals, and what proportion of those were Chinose and what proportica non-Chinese and so on.
For some years now, there has been an intense well co-ordinated compaira to have all s:mior posts in the Hongkong Police and Hongkong Goverment Departments filed by Chinese only, by hook or by crook. It is in the public interest to determine if there is some inter-connection between this organised compaign for Chinese and the acceptance of bribes from Chinese officiels in bogus promotion deals.
cense of tho nord BEFORE It is important that justice be done in every Godber is extraited. The Kongkong public demands a full and prop r reckoning, not another legal force. Since the Attorney-General is not likely to ask any embarrassing questions like (A) and (B) above,
a witness in Court and ask I demand that I be permitted to appear as these two questions of Godber,
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Y.B. LOW-ITO