Special amnesty is not applicable in cases stemming from the Occupy movement, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen said.
A legislator suggested special amnesty for those occupants who had not been involved in, or who had had little involvement in critical circumstances during the movement, to avoid unnecessary disputes in society.
Mr Yuen responded that the Justice Department has considered the related legal issue arising from special amnesty, but concluded it does not apply.
He stressed that the department will prosecute each case based on law, evidence and public interest.
Asked whether the recently concluded Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation into former Chief Executive Donald Tsang had taken too long, Mr Yuen said he did not comment on individual cases. He did emphasise similar cases take a long time to complete, and it is not desirable to finish in haste.
