Peter Nguyen (judge)
Peter Van Tu Nguyen SBS QC SC (Chinese: 阮雲道; pinyin: Ruǎn Yúndào, Vietnamese: Phêrô Nguyễn Vân Từ; 1 October 1943 – 16 June 2020), was a judge and Queen's Counsel from Hong Kong.
Nguyen was born in Vietnam and moved to Hong Kong in 1948.
He served as the Crown Prosecutor of Hong Kong between 1994 and 1997, and was the first Director of Public Prosecution of Asian descent in the territory. He went on to serve as a judge in the Court of First Instance of the territory's High Court in 1997 until retirement in 2008. In 1999, he served as the presiding judge in the Hello Kitty murder case.[1]
He was succeeded by Grenville Cross as the Crown Prosecutor.[2]
He later served as a member of Torture Claims Appeal Board.[3]
Nguyen died at home on 16 June 2020.[1]
References
- "Retired judge, Peter Nguyen who presided in the infamous Hello Kitty murder case dies at home in Pok Fu Lam". DimSum Daily. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Miss Elsie Leung Oi-sie, at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year". Government of Hong Kong. 12 January 1998. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- "Torture Claims Appeal Board". Government of Hong Kong. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Wood |
Director of Public Prosecutions of Hong Kong 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Grenville Cross |