The Archive · 1928

BAD EFFECT OF REMANDS

farther remand was ordered on November 21 by Judge Hyui and Dr. F. Ramondinio in the case of a Chinese who was charged with com-aitting an armed robbery.

Mr, C. 8. Keen, for the police, said. accused had voluntarily admitted. his complicity-in those a fairs and had made a statement to the police to this effect. In Court, accused denied the statement and engaged a lawyer, Mr, Koo Kungping, to defend him, when he alleg fed that he had been tortured into making the statement. As the Tesult of questioning by the Court of accused, Mr. Koo withdrew and Mr, Woo Lin-kwan appeared in his Pir, Woo informed the Court that Ince,

accused denied. being in Shanghai at the time of the robberies. He was working ina mill in Ningpo. His statements to the police could linet be taken for granted as there Beemed to. be some doubt about them, The Tudge—In all cases such as these when remands are ordered to tenable the police to make inquiries, Prisoners make statements which they Tater change when they come {into Court. Prisoners in tke police calls are able to get together, and talk and when they come to Court they do not tell the truth, T wish they would be frank and tell the truth; it would be more to their benefit, As stated, a further remand was ordered.

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