Retired Senior Police Constable Poon King-chuen has been found guilty by the District Court of perversion, forgery, deception, and making a false report to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Deputy Judge Sham Siu-man adjourned sentencing to March 26 pending a background report, remanding Poon in custody.

When Poon investigated a theft at a department store in 2007 he conspired with the suspect to pervert the course of justice by procuring witness statements to be given in the name of a store security guard, which resulted in the withdrawal of prosecution against the suspect.

He also forged statements of three people who jointly lodged a complaint with the Police against a person accused of obtaining loans by deception in 2006. The witness statements were purportedly given by the complainants to withdraw their complaint.

On November 10, 2006, Poon incited, induced and instructed a 14-year-old boy suspected to have stolen a mobile phone to make a false statement to Police.