Recently, the Court of First Instance has made a ruling on a bribery case detected during the Legislative Assembly election in 2013. An association made comments on the case today. In reply to the relevant inquiries from the media, the CCAC hereby makes the following statement:

In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and to ensure the legality and validity of evidence, the CCAC always abides by law strictly and carries out investigations into corruption cases including electoral bribery in accordance with the duties conferred by law. Despite that an appeal can be lodged against the ruling made by the Court of First Instance on a bribery case detected during the Legislative Assembly election in 2013, the evidence submitted by the CCAC has already been accepted and verified by the Court of First Instance during the trial.

The CCAC will adhere to the principles of impartiality and equality during the investigation of any signs or information of crime within its competence. When citizens or associations find any news or get hold of the related information of illegal acts in relation to corruption or electoral bribery, they should timely report it to the CCAC. The CCAC shall commence investigation into and crack down on all kinds of corruption acts in accordance with the law, unwaveringly adhering to its principle that each case received is investigated and any corruption detected is penalised.