Over 700 donors sent in contributions to help the family of slain village chief Le Dinh Kinh and other victims of the Jan. 9 assault by police.
But Win Myint’s office says there is insufficient evidence to conclude that the crimes committed amount to genocide.
Overseas epidemiologists are warning that there could be around 1,700 infections in Wuhan, compared with the official number of 270 confirmed cases.
Sources say the policy provides funds for government use and tightens control over citizens.
Protesters stage a sit-in to mark the attack by triad-linked gangs on unarmed passers-by as thousands of emergency calls went unheeded by police.
The findings contradict conclusions by UN and other investigators pointing to genocide, rights groups say.
The spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV) cases comes as hundreds of millions travel home ahead of Lunar New Year.
Lau was among the organizers of a demonstration urging sanctions against the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing.
The ruling will come on Jan. 28, the court says, adding a further delay to a case that has already dragged on for two years.
Ekber Imin, who was missing since mid-2018, was handed 25 years in prison, officials say.
