TNAG-2956-FCO40-4233-Hong-Kong-trial-of-Lorrain-Osman--Malaysian-businessman-1993 — Page 6

OR: Office

U-1993 12:43

AGs Office

Osman

Q & As

+ 852

877 3978

P.02

(Revised 17.8.93)

Q1

How much has the Ltd) trial cost to

BMFL (Bumiputra Malaysia Finance date?

A1

That is difficult

difficult to say as the costs include the cases against Tan and Saniman and Shamsuddin, co-defendants of Osman.

all

Q2

Have

you

recovered

the costs of the English

proceedings? How much is it?

A2

We

Q3

A3

expect

to

have

the

recovered costs

because

Osman's Counsel in open court gave an assurance that

the costs of the Osman will pay the

"Mr

extradition

proceedings which the UK courts have ordered him to

The amount will be millions of HK dollars.

pay."

Has it all been worth it?

The Hong

Certainly yes. Osman pleaded guilty to a charge involving nearly HK$3 billion, probably the largest financial criminal matter in the world. Kong Court specifically took into account had already served in England, the equivalent of 10 years with the usual remission.

that he