HKSAR V. ALI QASIM

[2020] HKCFA 43 Court of Final Appeal 21 December 2020 • FAMC13/2020 • 5 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Judges (3)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (4)

Department of Justice Firm Tanner De Witt Firm John Haynes Counsel Applicant Virginia Lau Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Ali Qasim Applicant

Summary

Ali Qasim applied for leave to appeal against his conviction for trafficking in 1.09 kg of cocaine found in a parcel posted from Brazil, for which he was sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment. He appeared to collect the parcel using a forged Hong Kong Identity Card and claimed he thought it contained clothes. The application for leave to appeal was dismissed.