Previous NextLorraine ChiangFour men - including a 19-year-old student - arrested in connection to the organ donation registry saga could have committed the alleged criminal acts "for fun," police said. The four, aged between 19 and 47, were held for accessing a computer with criminal or dishonest intent, allegedly stealing other people's information to register and withdraw from the organ donation registry. Any person who obtains access to a computer with intent to commit an offense, with a dishonest intent to deceive, with intent for dishonest gain or with a dishonest intent to cause loss to another are liable on conviction to imprisonment of up to five years. On May 22, the Health Bureau said an "abnormally high" 5,785 withdrawals from the organ donation registry were recorded from January to May this year. Tang said the police may make arrests under access to computers with criminal or dishonest intent or even offenses under the national security law.

Source: The Standard June 05, 2023 19:13 UTC