Avery Ng back in jail over ICAC probe revelation

Avery Ng says the sentence imposed on him is political suppression. Photo: RTHK

Jimmy Choi reports

League of Social Democrats' chairman Avery Ng was taken back to jail on Friday after he failed to secure an appeal over his conviction and four-month prison sentence for revealing the identity of an official being investigated by the anti-corruption body, the ICAC.



Court of Final Appeal judge, Andrew Cheung, dismissed Avery Ng’s application and demanded he serve his remaining sentence.



Ng was jailed in June last year after losing a High Court appeal against the lower court ruling. He was released on bail in July.



Speaking before entering court on Friday morning, Ng said he wasn't worried about returning to prison for another 31 days.



“It’s within my expectation I’m going to serve the remainder of my sentence … but regardless, this political suppression is nothing new,” he said.



“Compared to other cases or other people who are spending their time in jail for protesting, my one is very minute,” he said.



In 2016, Ng disclosed to RTHK and on social media that the ICAC was investigating the then Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs Betty Fung.



Eastern Magistrates' Court found him guilty of revealing the identity of a person being investigated by the ICAC, as well as details of the case.