Hong Kong national security police lodge complaint against lawyers who allegedly took fees from legal defence fund despite claims of pro bono services | South China Morning Post

Hong Kong's national security police have lodged a complaint against lawyers from at least three law firms, accusing them of taking fees from a legal defence fund for protesters despite claims their services were offered pro bono, the Post has learned. The revelation came as national security officers arrested all five trustees of the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund over the past three days for colluding with foreign forces. The fund, set up to help those involved in the anti-government protests of 2019, had come under the intense scrutiny of authorities over the past year. Former opposition lawmaker Cyd Ho…