Hong Kong Court Issues Arrest Warrant for British Tourist Who Allegedly Jumped Bail
L'essentiel
- A Hong Kong court issued an arrest warrant for Youcef Bennoui, a 35-year-old British tourist, who allegedly jumped bail after being charged with vandalizing airport self-check-in kiosks in February.
- Bennoui failed to appear in court on Monday, and prosecutors stated he had left the city.
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A British tourist, Youcef Bennoui, is facing charges of criminal damage and possession of a Part 1 poison after allegedly vandalizing self-check-in kiosks at Hong Kong International Airport. He failed to appear in court for his hearing.
A Hong Kong court has issued an arrest warrant for a British tourist who allegedly jumped bail after being charged with vandalising self-check-in kiosks at the city’s airport earlier this year.
Youcef Bennoui, 35, failed to appear at West Kowloon Court on Monday to answer charges of criminal damage and possession of a Part 1 poison in connection with the ruckus that he allegedly caused at Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of February 16.
Prosecutors told the court that Bennoui, who claimed to be unemployed, had left the city.
Principal Magistrate Don So Man-lung reserved his decision on whether to forfeit the defendant’s HK$5,000 (US$638) bail.
The British national was arrested after a viral video showed him toppling several self-check-in kiosks and repeatedly hitting them with a stanchion.
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
An international manhunt for Bennoui will be initiated.
Possible · En quelques semaines
Questions ouvertes
- Will Bennoui be apprehended?
- What is the Part 1 poison charge?
- Will bail be forfeited?
