TNAG-0817-FCO40-1023-Police-corruption-Independent-Commission-Against-Corruption--1978 — Page 29

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17 November, 1978

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N.A. Ling, Esq.,

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Hong Kong and General Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London SW1

Dear Ling,

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RELEIVED IN RES.SETY NO. 51

2 1 NOV 1978

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I refer to your letter of 13 October 1978 addressed

to Mr. Davies and my telegram No. 1294 of 10 November.

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letter of 22 August, has

I have now been informed by the Director of Operations ICAC, through the Director of Public Prosecutions, that the witness referred to in

W1X been contacted and has made a statement in which he denies ever telling the solicitor, Mr. Sanguinetti, that he gave false evidence against

or that he wished to retract his evidence. He asserts that he went to Sanguinetti to see if the latter could lodge a further appeal for

The motive behind this action was that, being a friend of

and being upset over his responsib- ility for

conviction, he wished to do whatever he could

to assist

The Director of Public Prosecutions has asked the ICAC to make further investigations into the matter. Meanwhile I enclose photocopies, purely for your information at this stage, of the relevant correspondence between Sanguinetti and the DPP together with a copy of the English translation of

statement to the ICAC.

that

You will note that there is no suggestion from Sanguinetti alleged that officers of ICAC were in any way responsible for his giving false evidence at the trial. Notwithstanding this the Director of Operations, ICAC, has taken the precaution of placing the re-investigation of this matter in the hands of a completely different group of investigators to that which conducted the original investigation.

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