Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Disturbing the Peace (Incl. Breaching Public Order) |
Sentence: |
"Severe reprimand and $AUS5,000 fine" |
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Year Crime: |
2010 |
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Year Cleared: |
2013 |
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Australia |
County or Region of Crime: |
Australian Capital Territory |
City of Crime: |
Canberra |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Major Ting Li was wrongly convicted after a court martial by a military tribunal of causing a disturbance in February 2010 at army headquarters in Canbera during a confrontation with Mr. Andrew Snashall, the director of special financial claims. He was sentenced to a severe reprimand and a fine of $AUS5,000 with 3,000 suspended. On November 27, 2013 Australia's High Court overturned Ting Li's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence he intended to cause a disturbance." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On November 27, 2013 Australia's High Court overturned Ting Li's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence he intended to cause a disturbance." |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Army officer's 'argy bargy' conviction overturned by High Court, By Noel Towell (staff reporter), The Canberra Times, November 27, 2013" |
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http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/army-officers-argy-bargy-conviction-overturned-by-high-court-20131127-2y93o.html |
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"Costly debate in defence of disturbance, By Crispin Hull (staff writer), The Canberra Times, March 30, 2013" |
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http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/costly-debate-in-defence-of-disturbance-20130329-2gz6c.html?rand=1385510278737 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org