The Archive · 1940

Wounding Charge

Coexsrt: Mr. G. HI. Wright for SALP.

Refore Mr. C. H. Haines, HM Renistror the hearing of a wounding charge before Mr, C. H. Haines, If. M. Regisivar, when it was discovered that the prison. er only spoke Pushtu and that his interpreter was only able to translate Hindustant into Pushtu,. The difficult was surmounted when another interpreter was procured to translate evidence in English into Hindustani for the benefit of the prisoner's interpreter, who retranslated it into Abdul Rabin, aged 26, an Indian police watchman, Lane 332, 194 East Seward Road, was charged by the SMP. with wounding Tsang Yuen-ts, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm on March 3, contrary Section 18 of the Offences Against ice of arrest "was given by Detective Inspector Cumming, who said he arrested accused at the P.W.D. Depot on Muirhead Road. He denied the charge and added that he was on duty from @ pin. on March 2 to am. on March 4, The poli represented by Mr. G, H. Wr asked for a remand in' custody. Monday, March 11, 'Accused asked for bail but objection was lodged by the police on the grounds that the man' was regarded as dangerous inthe dis-frid. If he were out on bail, they contended, he might take the chance intimidate several witnesses and also attempt to establish must say from my experience in this Court there of witnesses these cases, refusing bail Mr, Hainer added, "He has got his predecessors in that box to thank for my: attitude.

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