許智峯、妻子及母親在港財產被沒收 政府：法庭依法採取行動
Hui Chi-fung, Wife and Mother Have Hong Kong Assets Forfeited; Government Says Court Acted in Accordance with Law
被通緝的前立法會議員許智峯，昨日貼出高院的財產沒收令，指他、妻子及母親在港的財產被當局沒收，當中包括作為民事案件提告人存放於律師樓的 trust money，指行動荒謬絕倫，是不折不扣的侵犯人權行為，旨在打擊仍在為香港民主與自由發聲的人，對他的國際倡議工作進行政治報復。特區政府昨晚發聲明反駁，指是依法沒收危害國家安全潛逃者的犯罪得益，稱許智峯在潛逃離港前，將近250萬轉贈其母親及妻子，依法可予沒收。
Wanted former Legislative Council member Hui Chi-fung posted a High Court confiscation order yesterday, saying that the authorities had confiscated assets in Hong Kong belonging to him, his wife and his mother, including trust money deposited with a law firm as a plaintiff in a civil case. He called the action “absurd in the extreme” and an unequivocal human rights violation, saying it was intended to target those who continued to speak out for democracy and freedom in Hong Kong and constituted political retaliation for his international advocacy work. The HKSAR Government issued a statement last night rejecting the claims, saying the action involved the lawful confiscation of the proceeds of crime of people who had absconded after endangering national security. It said nearly 2.5 million had been transferred by Hui to his mother and wife before he fled Hong Kong, and could be confiscated in accordance with the law.