The arrest and freezing of the funds have alerted groups that provided financial assistance to protesters. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
HSBC distances itself from police crackdown on protest fundraiser accused of money laundering
- Opposition lawmaker and lawyer James To says it is normal for a group to receive cash from public donations
- Criminal law professor Simon Young says using clean money to commit crimes cannot be called money laundering
The arrest and freezing of the funds have alerted groups that provided financial assistance to protesters. Photo: Xiaomei Chen