Key facts
- A former Cathay Pacific Airways employee has been sentenced to 20 months in prison.
- The employee was found guilty of accepting bribes.
- The bribes were linked to a human smuggling scheme.
- The case was heard in Hong Kong courts.
A former employee of Cathay Pacific Airways has been sentenced to 20 months in prison by Hong Kong courts for accepting bribes. The individual was convicted of facilitating human smuggling operations by taking payments in exchange for assisting individuals in circumventing immigration procedures. The case highlights the intersection of corporate crime and illegal immigration activities.