A Hong Kong court has ordered the confiscation of over HK$674,000 from three defendants in a terrorism trial, ruling the money was raised to support a plot to kill police during 2019 protests. This is the first such order under a 2002 anti-terrorism law.

A Hong Kong court has ordered the confiscation of more than HK$674,000 (US$86,065) seized from three defendants in a landmark terrorism trial, finding the funds were gathered to support a plot to kill police during the 2019 anti-government protests. The High Court on Monday declared the money raised by the “Dragon Slaying Brigade” constituted terrorist property under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, the first such order since the law came into effect in 2002. Team leader.....