Edison Chen Refuses to Testify

The Hong Kong-based star Edison Chen was at the centre of a sex scandal in February 2008 when a tape of him engaging in sexual acts with a number of different women was circulated on the internet.   The police arrested computer technician Sze Ho-Chun, a member of staff at the computer shop to which Chen had sent a faulty laptop for repair, and charged him with obtaining access to a computer with a view of making dishonest gain for himself or another – a charge Ho-Chun denies.

 The trial came to a halt as a result of Chen’s refusal to return from the United States to give evidence and prosecutors were forced to apply to a higher court in the hope of receiving permission to obtain testimony from the actor while he was abroad. [ADD]

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