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The judgment states that the accused, as a clerical assistant in the Immigration Department from September 2019 to August 2020, abused his public office authority by repeatedly accessing the department’s computer systems without authorisation to retrieve and obtain private data of 215 government officials, judicial personnel, police officers, political figures, and public personalities. He then disclosed and disseminated this information to two doxxing groups on Telegram, fuelling cyberbullying and harassment, resulting in the victims’ personal data circulating globally for a prolonged period.
The maximum penalty for this offence is seven years’ imprisonment. There are no established sentencing guidelines; the starting point of the sentence must be determined according to the seriousness of the case.
This case involved 215 victims from a wide range of backgrounds, many of whom were law enforcement and judicial personnel. The conduct not only constituted an abuse of power, but also amounted to organised, purposeful, cyber-terrorism-style intimidation, with a level of severity far exceeding ordinary misconduct. A one-third reduction in sentence was granted for the guilty plea, and the defendant’s background, remorse and low risk of reoffending were taken into account.
The defendant betrayed the trust placed in his public office on five occasions; his conduct is indescribably reprehensible, and a deterrent sentence is necessary to send a strong message to society that any politically motivated doxxing will not be tolerated.
The defendant pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office and was ultimately sentenced to 45 months’ imprisonment. (Translated from Chinese to English by AI)
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