The trial of gambling junket head Levo Chan Weng Lin and other defendants linked to junket brand Tak Chun is set to begin on December 5.
Mr Chan has been in pre-trial detention since his arrest in late January. Mr Chan is a former executive director, co-chairman and chief executive of Macau casino services firm Macau Legend Development Ltd. He resigned from his executive roles soon after his detention.
Macau’s Public Prosecutions Office said at the time of his arrest that Mr Chan was suspected of four types of crime: being a leader of a triad (which involves a penalty of up to 15 years in prison); money laundering (up to eight years in prison); illegal running of gambling operations (up to three years in prison); and illegal running of gambling operations in a casino (up to three years in prison).
Separately, Macau’s Court of First Instance started this month the proceedings related to the trial of Alvin Chau Cheok Wa and other defendants linked to the now-defunct Macau casino junket Suncity Group Ltd. The case was due to start on September 2, but has been delayed to September 19, over the absence of a defendant;
The trial of gambling junket head Levo Chan Weng Lin and other defendants linked to junket brand Tak Chun is set to begin on December 5. That is according to the schedule published on the website of Macau’s Court of First
