Taiwan prosecutors urge Hong Kong counterparts to make official request for information in case involving death of pregnant woman
Lack of judicial cooperation agreement between places sees city prosecutor make private request for help to build case against Chan Tong-kai
Prosecutors in Taiwan have urged their Hong Kong counterparts to operate through officials channels after receiving a private request for information in the case against a man wanted in connection with the death of his pregnant girlfriend.
Wu Yi-ming, the chief prosecutor of the Shihlin District Prosecutors’ Office in Taipei, made the plea for judicial cooperation in the case involving Chan Tong-kai, 19, who is the main suspect in the killing of Poon Hiu-wing, 20, while the two were on holiday in Taiwan.
Wu said although he had provided his counterparts with some information after a Hong Kong prosecutor contacted him privately, the city had yet to respond to his repeated requests for judicial cooperation.
“The case can be solved earlier if our two sides can work together,” he said.
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice declined to comment. “As proceedings in the case are ongoing, it is not appropriate for us to comment on it,” a spokesman said.
