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BESTRICTED

FI MONROVIA 201710Z DEC 82

TO PRIORITY FCO

RESTRICTED

TELEGRAM NUMBER 113 OF 20 DECEMBER

AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

FCO TELNO 93: LAN WAI-TING

CNX 384423

RECEIVED IN REGSTRY 10. 24

21 DECIPE2

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1. LEROY UREY, LEGAL COUNSELLOR AT MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

SAID TODAY THAT EVEN IF LAN IS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IT IS

HOST UNLIKELY DEATH PENALTY WOULD BE AWARDED AND EXTREMELY

UNLIKELY IT WOULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES

OF THE CRIME, THE STIFFEST SENTENCE HE WOULD EXPECT WOULD BE

LIFE IMPRISONMENT IF LAM WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER: HOWEVER,

THERE WAS A REASONABLE CHANCE IN HIS OPINION OF THE VERDICT

BE ING MANSLAUGHTER, IN WHICH CASE HE WOULD EXPECT SENTENCE TO

BE PRISONMENT FOR A TERN NOT EXCEEDING SEVEN YEARS, OF

COURSE, HE WENT ON, IT WILL BE FOR THE GRAND JURY TO DECIDE

THE PENALTY, THOUGH THE JUDGE MAY DIRECT.

2. TRIAL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH. LIPERIAN SOLICITOR-

GENERAL IS LEAVING FOR HONG KONG ON 26 DECEMBER AND WHILE

THERE MAY ARRANGE SERVICES OF A TRANSLATOR IF LAM DOES NOT SPEAK

ENGLISH.

3. LAN WILL BE FREE TO APPOINT LAWYER OF HIS CHOICE. IF HE HAS

NO MONEY, LIBERIAN GOVERNTIENT WILL PROVIDE ONE, MOST PROBABLY

OF LAM'S CHOICE.

4. FCC PLEASE PASS HONG KONC.

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