Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case

“Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a 62-year-old woman with allegedly bribing a Legal Aid Department clerk in an attempt to secure custody of her grandson. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Thursday that Wen Congmei allegedly offered HK$10,000 (US$1,280) to the clerk in September last year. She faces one count of offering an advantage to a public servant. Wen has been released on bail and is due to appear at West Kowloon Court on Friday for...

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