Hong Kong police: Considering confiscating over HKD 60 million in assets related to the JPEX case, will extradite the involved artists back to Hong Kong when necessary
ChainCatcher news, according to reports from the Hong Kong media, the Acting Chief Inspector of the Commercial Crime Bureau, Mak Wai-kwong, stated that the Wealth Investigation Unit has currently frozen HKD 15 million in bank accounts, as well as three properties valued at a total of HKD 44 million, and is considering confiscating this batch of assets worth over HKD 60 million.
Victims are concerned about the whereabouts of their funds. Regarding whether the investigation will trace the clients' funds and the mastermind behind it, the police only stated that the case is under investigation, and this is one of the directions of the inquiry.
Regarding artists related to the JPEX case who have left Hong Kong for Malaysia, Superintendent Lee Mu-hin of the Commercial Crime Bureau stated that the investigation is still ongoing and that appropriate actions will be taken based on the involvement of relevant individuals and their roles in the case. If someone is indeed committing a crime in Hong Kong, they will be extradited back to Hong Kong from abroad if necessary.