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The Amina Bokhary controversy occurred in Hong Kong in 2010 involving the assault conviction of a wealthy woman from a well-connected political family. Amina Mariam Bokhary, 32, received a non-custodial sentence and a one-year driving ban following an incident in the aftermath of a road traffic accident when she struck several police officers. As she had committed similar offences in 2001 and 2008, her resulting probation was seen by some commentators as too lenient. The perceived leniency in her sentence provoked an uproar in Hong Kong for alleged preferential treatment. In particular, the presiding judge caused outrage when he said in his judgment that Bokhary had an "unblemished background and was born into a good family with caring parents () an outstanding academic record". The comment highlighted the public perception of widening inequality and increasing disparities in the balance of political power between different social classes in Hong Kong. The judge came under pressure to reconsider his sentencing, but he declined to amend it upon review. Pundits also blamed the police for charging her with an offence carrying a lesser penalty; the Department of Justice was forced to appeal her sentence. Opinion polls carried out indicated that the public's confidence in the judiciary and the impartiality of the courts had been shaken in light of the incident. In the end, after breaching her conditions of probation, Bokhary was jailed for six weeks. On appeal, her driving ban was further extended by two years. ==Background to the incident== Bokhary is descended from influential Hong Kong families. Her grandfather, Daoud Bokhary, served in the British Indian Army and founded Bokhary Securities. Her father, Syed Bagh Ali Shah, was a council member of the former Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Her uncle, Kemal, is a judge sitting at the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, and Kemal's wife is a High Court judge;〔 〕 a maternal uncle, Ronald Arculli, was the chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and previously member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. Bokhary attended university in the United Kingdom and graduated with a first-class honors degree in economics. She has had a string of jobs in the fashion industry, including Sotheby’s, LVMH, and Harvey Nichols in Hong Kong.〔("Amina Bokhary" ), New Data Agency, 26 March 2011〕 According to her counsel, Bokhary failed to find peace or satisfaction in her personal and professional life after returning to Hong Kong from Britain, and in 2007 was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, for which she was being treated with strong psychotropic drugs and was reportedly undergoing intensive counselling. Her increasing alcohol consumption, combined with her medication, was said to have contributed to her violent outburst in 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amina Bokhary controversy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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