Taipei Times
Date: Sep 28, 2019
By: Bloomberg

The suspect in a murder case that led to anti-extradition demonstrations in Hong Kong could soon walk free.

When Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) in February proposed amending the extradition law, she cited the case of Chan Tong-kai (陳同佳), who was wanted in Taiwan in connection with the murder of his girlfriend, Poon Hiu-wing (潘曉穎), in February last year.

Chan in April was sentenced by a Hong Kong court to 29 months in prison for money laundering after he used Poon’s bank card to make ATM withdrawals, but no legal framework exists for him to be extradited to Taiwan to face the murder charges.

Chan could be released as early as next month for good behavior, Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee (李家超) said in April.    [FULL  STORY]