Lawyer Jason Yang suspended for three months

Thursday 10 July 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 10 Jul 2025, 6:03pm

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Criminal lawyer Jason Yang has been suspended for three months after failing to be fully frank with police. The disciplinary action follows an incident in May 2023 involving the rescue of a nightclub employee who had been kidnapped and tortured.

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1. StuffThu 10 Jul 2025, 5:07pm

   Lawyer suspended after ‘fudging’ story about how he got torture victim released (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldThu 10 Jul 2025, 6:03pm

   Lawyer Jason Yang suspended after statement made to police following rescue of torture victim (opens in new tab)