Hong Kong court confiscates HK$674,860 from 3 defendants in terrorism trial

A Hong Kong court has ordered the confiscation of over HK$674,000 (US$86,065) from three defendants involved in a terrorism trial. The High Court declared on Monday that the funds, raised by a group identified as the "Dragon Slaying Brigade," constituted terrorist property. This decision was made under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, marking the first such confiscation order since the law's enactment in 2002. The court found the money was gathered to support a plot to kill police officers during the 2019 anti-government protests. The defendants, including team leader Wong Chun-keung and mastermind Ng Chi-hung, did not object to the confiscation.