11 Mar 2025法庭線#4619
被指與「星火」有關 男子被控洗黑錢約60萬元囚16月 法庭頒令充公約10.8萬元
Police arrested three men and one woman in December 2019 on suspicion of money laundering, alleging that they were linked to Spark Alliance. One of the men, now aged 22, was subsequently charged with laundering about HK$600,000 through a bank account. He denied the charge but was convicted after trial and sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment. The case returned to court on Tuesday (11th) for consideration of a forfeiture order.
The prosecution applied to forfeit a total of HK$108,000, comprising the balance in the defendant’s bank account and cash. The defence said the cash was being held by police and the bank account had been frozen, and that police would transfer the amount to the government for forfeiture. Acting District Judge Ko Wai-hung formally made the forfeiture order and urged police to act as soon as possible.
警方於 2019 年 12 月，以涉嫌「洗黑錢」罪，拘捕被指與「星火同盟」相關的 3 男 1 女。其中一名現年 22 歲男子，其後被控利用銀行户口洗黑錢，涉款約 60 萬元。他不認罪，經審訊被裁定罪成，被判囚 16 個月。案件周二（11 日）再開庭處理沒收令。
控方申請，充公被告銀行戶口結餘連同現金共 10.8 萬元。辯方透露現金正由警方保管，戶口亦被凍結，警方會將金額轉交政府充公。區院暫委法官高偉雄正式頒下沒收令，另敦促警方盡快行動。
26 Sept 2022法庭線#2512
警指「星火同盟」兩人涉潛逃 高院批准充公 7000 萬元 聆訊不公開、涉案人沒律師代表
Police held a press conference outside the High Court on Monday (26th), saying that, as two of the people involved had fled Hong Kong in 2020 and 2021 respectively, police applied to the court for a forfeiture order. The High Court approved the forfeiture of approximately HK$70 million in funds that had previously been frozen. Chief Superintendent Alan Chau Cheung-yau of the Financial Intelligence and Investigation Bureau said that, because the two arrested people had absconded, forfeiture proceedings were initiated in accordance with the law. He said that, as the court hearing was not open to the public, it would not be convenient to disclose the reasons for the court’s decision or information such as whether lawyers were involved in the case.
警方周一（26 日）在高等法院外召開記者會，指鑑於當中 2 人先後在 2020 年及 2021 年潛逃離港，警方遂向法庭申請「沒收令」，並獲高院批准充公早前凍結的約 7,000 萬元款項。財富情報及調查科警司鄒祥有指，由於 2 被捕人潛逃，因此按法例展開沒收程序，而由於法庭聆訊不公開，不便透露法庭裁決理據、有否律師涉案等資料。
26 Sept 2022法庭線#2515
「星火同盟」涉洗黑錢案 警事隔兩年半首披露一人被起訴 未答案情是否與「星火」相關
During the anti-extradition bill movement, “Spark Alliance”, an organisation that publicly said it provided financial support to protesters, had four people linked to it arrested by police in December 2019 on suspicion of money laundering. Funds totalling about HK$70 million were also frozen.
More than two and a half years later, the High Court granted police a confiscation order on Monday (the 26th), allowing the frozen funds to be forfeited. In response to reporters’ questions, Superintendent Chau Cheung-yau disclosed for the first time that one of those arrested had been charged with money laundering. Police told The Witness that the person charged was a 20-year-old man surnamed Yu. His case has been referred to the District Court and will go to trial on 11 September 2023.
反修例運動期間，公開表示為示威者提供金錢支援的組織「星火同盟」，4 名相關人士在 2019 年 12 月被警方以涉嫌「洗黑錢」為由拘捕，兼凍結約 7,000 萬港元款項。
事隔逾兩年半，警方周一（26 日）獲高院批出「沒收令」，充公已凍結的款項。警司鄒祥有回應記者提問時，首次披露一名被捕人已被落案起訴「洗黑錢」罪。警方回覆《法庭線》指，被起訴者為 20 歲余姓男子，其案件已轉介至區域法院，將在 2023 年 9 月 11 日開審。
12 Nov 2020明報#919
涉「星火同盟」洗黑錢案侍應販毒囚3年半 官寄語「莫貪一時樂種下未來苦」
An 18-year-old waiter linked to the Spark Alliance money-laundering case was found by police selling drugs in Shek Kip Mei in February this year. He resisted arrest at the time and said under caution that he had committed the offences for payment. He pleaded guilty today (12th) in the District Court to conspiracy to traffic in dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs and resisting arrest. He was sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment and fined $2,000. The judge urged the defendant not to break the law for “quick money”, warning him not to “seek momentary pleasure and sow future hardship”.
一名涉與「星火同盟」洗黑錢案有關的18歲侍應，今年2月在石硤尾販賣毒品時遭警方發現，被捕時一度反抗，警誡下稱為報酬犯案，今（12日）在區域法院承認串謀非法販運危險藥物、管有危險藥物及拒捕共三罪，共被判囚42個月及罰款2000元。法官叮囑被告別因「搵快錢」而犯法，籲「莫貪一時樂，種下未來苦」。
12 Oct 2020立場新聞#853
警指查「星火同盟」案時揭販毒 前女公關認販毒判囚 15 個月
One of the four people arrested in February 2020 in connection with the Spark Alliance case and charged in May pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and was convicted. She was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
1 of the 4 persons arrested in Feb 2020 in connection with Spark Alliance and charged in May pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and was then convicted. She was sentened to 15 months in jail.
14 Feb 2020立場新聞#7734
警曾指涉星火案洗黑錢 男子僅被控販毒提堂 保釋候訊
Police arrested four people from the protester-support organisation Spark Alliance last December on suspicion of money laundering. This Tuesday, police arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering, alleging that he had received HK$48,000 from a shell company linked to Spark Alliance. The man was initially charged with one count of drug trafficking. However, he was not charged with money laundering, and the allegations relating to Spark Alliance were not mentioned in court.
警方去年 12 月以涉嫌「洗黑錢」﹐拘捕抗爭者支援組織「星火同盟」四人。警方本周二以販毒及洗黑錢罪，再拘捕一名 18 歲男子，指他曾從星火相關的空殼公司收取 4.8 萬港元。18 歲男子暫時被落案起訴一項販毒罪，不過，男子未有被控洗黑錢罪名，庭上亦未提及有關星火的指控。
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