Yu Yan-yuk

Political Prisoner

Yu Yan-yuk 余昕鈺

Age at Arrest: 17

Student, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Yu Yan-yuk is a student turned political prisoner for owning the bank account of the Spark Alliance, for which he was a volunteer. The Spark Alliance is a crowdfunding organisation that financed bail applications for those arrested during the 2019 protests, seen as a threat to the Hong Kong government. The Alliance’s bank account had approximately 23 deposits and 90 withdrawals within a three-month period, and Yu is currently behind bars for alleged money laundering.

*Currently in jail.

Charge, Incident & sentence:

Charge: Money laundering
Incident: As a volunteer, Yu owned the bank account of Spark Alliance, a crowdfunding organisation that financed bail applications for those arrested during the 2019 protests (HKFP)
Sentencing: 16 months’ imprisonment