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Cardinal Zen's second day in court: Magistrate rules there is sufficient evidence

Cardinal Joseph Zen. / Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock.Rome Newsroom, Sep 28, 2022 / 04:48 am (CNA).On Tuesday, Cardinal Joseph Zen s second day in court in Hong Kong, five witnesses were cross-examined and the magistrate ruled that there was sufficient evidence to justify a trial.The 90-year-old cardinal appeared on Sept. 27 for the second consecutive day in the West Kowloon Magistrates Courts. The prosecution called four police officers and one other witness to testify in the preliminary hearing. Principal Magistrate Ada Yim ruled that the prosecution has sufficient evidence to make a prima facie case against the cardinal and five others for failing to properly register a fund to provide legal aid to pro-democracy protesters, according to the Hong Kong Free Press.Zen s next trial date is set for Oct. 26. He was arrested in May along with other democracy activists under Hong Kong s strict national security law. Under the current less serious charge, he could face a fine . ....

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A handful of Catholic leaders and others voice support for Cardinal Zen as his trial begins

Null / Screenshot from livestream of MassWashington D.C., Sep 26, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).As Cardinal Joseph Zen begins his trial in Hong Kong, a number of Catholic leaders and human rights activists have come out with statements of support for the 90-year-old bishop emeritus.Zen and five others are charged with failing to register properly a fund that provided legal aid to pro-democracy protesters. An outspoken critic of Beijing s communist regime, Zen served as a trustee of the "612 Humanitarian Relief Fund" that helped pay legal and medical bills for protesters arrested and hurt during the 2019 demonstrations in Hong Kong.These are the Catholic leaders, scholars, and human rights activists who have publicly expressed their solidarity with Zen as his trial commences:Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, wrote in support of Zen in Avvenire Sept. 23."Cardinal Zen is a man of God ; at times intemperate, but submis ....

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