The Amina Bokhary controversy occurred in Hong Kong in 2010 involving the assault conviction of a wealthy woman from a well-connected family. Amina Mariam Bokhary, 32, received a sentence of probation (a non-custodial sentence) and a one-year driving ban following an incident in the aftermath of a road traffic accident when she struck several police officers. She had committed similar offences in 2001 and 2008.
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| - 包致金侄女案是一宗於2010年在香港引起廣泛關注的案件，案中女被告Amina Mariam Bokhary（時任終審法院常任法官包致金之侄女、香港交易所獨立非執行主席夏佳理之外甥女）於2010年1月27日醉酒駕駛、拒絕接受酒精呼氣測試及掌摑制止她離開的警員，過程被電視台攝影師攝錄及轉播。其後又在警署內掌摑及踢倒一名女警員。縱使她已有兩次襲警罪案底，但於同年8月的一審聆訊中，裁判官阮偉明裁判被告感化一年，即毋須入獄。判決在香港社會引起爭議，部分更對香港司法制度的公信力提出質疑。同年12月23日，經過律政司上訴，被告因為違反感化令7項條款中的5項，被判處即時入獄6週。2011年1月22日，Amina Mariam Bokhary服刑期滿獲釋。 (zh)
- The Amina Bokhary controversy occurred in Hong Kong in 2010 involving the assault conviction of a wealthy woman from a well-connected family. Amina Mariam Bokhary, 32, received a sentence of probation (a non-custodial sentence) and a one-year driving ban following an incident in the aftermath of a road traffic accident when she struck several police officers. She had committed similar offences in 2001 and 2008. (en)
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| - A slap is an insult to the police officer and is therefore serious enough to warrant an immediate custodial sentence. The message can't be clearer, but this court cannot ignore the reason why she behaved the way she did.'
'Any reasonable person wouldn't [slap an officer] in front of so many other officers. [Her] behaviour was consistent with the mental illness she was, and is still, suffering.
'The 2001 incident was the underlying reason for the development of her illness ... Up to 2008, the defendant still lacked insight into her illness. It was unfortunate she was ordered to perform community service rather than [being given a] probation order.'
'The public is of the view that the court favours rich people and people with a prominent background ... [but] the focus of this case is not whether the defendant is rich or poor, [but] ... good or bad [by] nature, [and] whether or not he or she would repeat the offence.'
'[Sending the defendant to] prison for a few months would air the grievances of the public, but would destroy the rest of the life of the defendant.' (en)
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| - The Amina Bokhary controversy occurred in Hong Kong in 2010 involving the assault conviction of a wealthy woman from a well-connected family. Amina Mariam Bokhary, 32, received a sentence of probation (a non-custodial sentence) and a one-year driving ban following an incident in the aftermath of a road traffic accident when she struck several police officers. She had committed similar offences in 2001 and 2008. The perceived leniency in her sentence provoked an uproar in Hong Kong for alleged preferential treatment. In particular, the presiding judge caused outrage when he said in his judgment that Bokhary had an "unblemished background and was born into a good family with caring parents [and] an outstanding academic record". The comment highlighted the public perception of widening inequality and increasing disparities in the balance of power between different social classes in Hong Kong. The judge came under pressure to reconsider his decision but he declined to vary his order upon review. Pundits also blamed the Department of Justice for charging her with an offence carrying a lesser maximum penalty; the Department of Justice appealed her sentence. Opinion polls carried out indicated that the public's confidence in the judiciary and the impartiality of the courts had been shaken in light of the incident. Ultimately, Bokhary breached her conditions of probation and was re-sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. On appeal, her driving ban was extended by two years. (en)
- 包致金侄女案是一宗於2010年在香港引起廣泛關注的案件，案中女被告Amina Mariam Bokhary（時任終審法院常任法官包致金之侄女、香港交易所獨立非執行主席夏佳理之外甥女）於2010年1月27日醉酒駕駛、拒絕接受酒精呼氣測試及掌摑制止她離開的警員，過程被電視台攝影師攝錄及轉播。其後又在警署內掌摑及踢倒一名女警員。縱使她已有兩次襲警罪案底，但於同年8月的一審聆訊中，裁判官阮偉明裁判被告感化一年，即毋須入獄。判決在香港社會引起爭議，部分更對香港司法制度的公信力提出質疑。同年12月23日，經過律政司上訴，被告因為違反感化令7項條款中的5項，被判處即時入獄6週。2011年1月22日，Amina Mariam Bokhary服刑期滿獲釋。 (zh)
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