14 Oct 2022獨媒#2610
指遭警毆打索償敗訴 反東北發展示威者眾籌訟費遭禁
Three protesters who opposed funding for the Northeast New Territories development outside the Legislative Council in 2014 alleged that they were beaten, verbally abused and unlawfully detained after being arrested by police, and filed a claim for damages against the police. The court ruled against them the year before last, ordering them to pay the Department of Justice 990,000 in legal costs. The three recently crowdfunded part of the legal costs online, but payment service provider Stripe said earlier that it had stopped providing collection services because “the service in question does indeed present a relatively high risk, which exceeded the scope of their support.” Wing Chi (1968) Wong told InMedia that it felt helpless and regretful about Stripe’s action.
三名2014年在立法會外反對新界東北發展撥款的示威者，指被警方拘捕後遭到毆打、辱罵及非法禁錮，並入稟向警方索償。法庭前年裁定三人敗訴，須向律政司支付99萬元訟費。三人早前在網上眾籌部分訟費，支付服務供應商Stripe 日前指，由於「服務確實存在較高風險，超出了他們的支持範圍」，停止收款服務。黃永志向《獨媒》表示，對Stripe 的做法感到無奈及遺憾。
16 Nov 2020HKFP#926
Hong Kong police arrest man for money laundering after crowdfunding for protest sentencing
Former primary school teacher Yeung Pok-man, who was sentenced in September 2020 for assaulting a police officer in November 2019, has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering. He is said to have received HK$5.8 million between September and October 2020, far exceeding the HK$500,000 target. The Hong Kong Police Force’s Narcotics Bureau (Financial Investigation) said Yeung may have attempted to conceal money from “illegal sources” and might be involved in other criminal offences, including fraud. His bank account has been frozen.
Former primary school teacher Yeung Pok-man, sentenced in Sep 2020 for assaulting police office in Nov 2019, is arrested on suspicion of money laundering. He is said to have received HK$5.8 million between Sep & Oct 2020, far exceeding the HK$500,000 target. HKPF's Narcotics Bureau (Financial Investigation) claimed Yeung could have attempted to cover $ from "illegal sources", and he might be involved in other criminal offences eg fraud. His bank account is frozen.
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