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(d)

(e)

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Of the cases in part (a), 21 of them took more than 2 years to complete. Of these 21 cases, 4 cases with a total of 11 arrests were made. They were interdicted upon their arrest. No police officer was arrested and hence interdicted for the other 17 cases.

The period of interdiction for the 11 arrested police officers, calculated from the time of arrest up to the time when they were formally charged and brought before the court, are as follows-

Period of Interdiction

Number of Police Officers

1 day

4 months

1 year

1 year 8 months

2 years 10 months

1

1

1

7

1

11

There is no time limit imposed on ICAC investigations as it is impracticable and inappropriate to do so. The progress of ICAC investigations is however kept under review both internally and externally. Internally, cases are periodically reviewed by the Chief Investigator and by the Principal

the Principal Investigator in appropriate circumstances. Major investigations are reviewed by the directorate through case discussions/ conferences. Externally, the progress of on- going cases is reported to the Operations Review Committee every six weeks when the cases involve -

(1)

(ii)

(iii)

investigation for over 12 months, or persons on bail for more than 6 months; or investigation of a significant or complex nature.