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6. FOR REASONS WHICH RUSHFORD WILL HAVE EXPLAINED, THERE COULD IN ANY CASE BE NO QUESTION OF PROSECUTING MORE THAN A PROPORT N OF THE TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SUSPECTS IN THE YAU MA TEI CASE. BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE CROWN IS SEEN TO PROSECUTE AGAINST AS MANY AS POSSIBLE AND THAT A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE REST SHOULD BE GOT RID OF BY COMPULSORY RETIREMENT.
7. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL NOW TRY TO CHOOSE TWENTY OR THIRTY CULPRITS (COMPOSED OF TWO OR THREE GROUPS)
WHOM HE CONSIDERS SUFFICIENTLY MORE CULPABLE THAN THE OTHERS TO JUSTIFY SUCH A SELECTION BEING MADE. HE CANNOT COMMIT HIMSELF TO BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUCH A SELECTION YET BUT HE ADVISES THAT WE SHOULD PLAN ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO.
8. THE PROCESS OF SELECTION, FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND FINAL PREPARATION OF CASES TO THE POINT OF CHARGING WILL BE GIVEN HIGH PRIORITY BUT MAY TAKE UP TO TWO MONTHS. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S INTENTION IS TO CHARGE ALL TWENTY OR THIRTY SIMULTANEOUSLY, THOUGH THE TRIALS OF THE GROUPS WOULD BE CONSECUTIVE. AT SOME POINT IN THE SEQUENCE, A PROSECUTION IS LIKELY TO FAIL BECAUSE THE WITNESSES WILL REFUSE TO TESTIFY FURTHER OR WILL LOSE THEIR CREDIBILITY,
9. WHILE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTION AND PREPARATION, THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH AND THE POLICE WILL PREPARE AS MANY CASES AS THEY CAN AGAINST THE RESIDUE OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY OFFICERS, WITH A VIEW TO THEIR COMPULSORY RETIREMENT UNDER CR 59 (OR ITS EQUIVALENT UNDER THE POLICE FORCE ORDINANCE),
10. AS WE UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT F.C.0 VIEWS ON THE USE OF CR 59, IT WILL FIRST BE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH, IN COURT, THAT CORRUPTION ON A SUBSTANTIAL SCALE EXISTED IN THE POLICE DIVISION OR UNIT IN WHICH THE RETIREE WORKED. ACTION UNDER CR 59 WOULD THEN BE POSSIBLE AGAINST THOSE IN WHOM WE COULD PLAUSIBLY SAY WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE,
BECAUSE THEY OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE CORRUPTION AND TO HAVE STOPPED OR REPORTED IT. WE FEAR THAT, IF THE F.C.O MAINTAINS ITS ATTITUDE, THE NUMBER OF THOSE WE WISH TO RETIRE IN THIS WAY WHO CAN BE WILL BE DISAPPOINTINGLY SMALL.
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