Ivan Lam Long Yin

Ivan Lam Long-yin 林朗彥 (26)

The former chairman of the now disbanded pro-democracy group Demosisto

*Sentenced to a total of 16 months’ imprisonment.

Charge, Incident & sentence

• Charge: Conspiracy to collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security

• Incident: Now 22 years old, Yu was 17 years old at the time of the alleged offence for owning the bank account of the Spark Alliance, a crowdfunding organisation that financed bail applications for those arrested during the 2019 protests. The bank account had approximately 23 deposits and 90 withdrawals within a three-month period. Yu was a volunteer for the Spark Alliance, and among four people linked to Spark Alliance in the case. (HKFP)