Court blocks rape charge for Greene

Henry Greene

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday ruled against the advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to charge Police Commissioner Henry Greene with rape, finding that it was irrational as the circumstantial evidence did not present a realistic prospect of a conviction.

By his ruling, Justice Chang made absolute orders granted last month quashing the DPP Shalimar Ali-Hack’s advice to police and prohibiting the institution of a rape charge based on it. Greene’s lawyers sought the orders, saying there was insufficient evidence and