Hong Kong Court Upholds Convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and Others over Protester Relief Fund – WTOP News
The five were fined 4,000 Hong Kong dollars each after the court upheld convictions over a fund that paid protesters’ legal and medical costs.
- On Thursday, a Hong Kong court dismissed appeals by 94-year-old Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen and four others over their 2022 convictions for failing to register a now-defunct relief fund.
- The five were fined $512 each in 2022 for breaching the Societies Ordinance, which requires organizations to register or apply for exemption within one month of establishment.
- Zen served as trustee of the Humanitarian Relief Fund, which paid medical and legal fees for protesters arrested during 2019 anti-government demonstrations until ceasing operations in October 2021.
- Although not charged under Beijing-imposed measures, the group faced arrests in 2022 on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces, a law significantly impacting Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
- The case draws attention to religious freedoms in Hong Kong, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997, as authorities insist the law remains necessary for the city's stability.
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Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen, 4 others lose appeal over failure to register fund
Retired Catholic leader Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and four other activists have lost an appeal against their convictions for failing to register their legal defence fund for those involved in the 2019 anti-government protests in Hong Kong. The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld a magistrate’s findings that the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund fell within the definition of a society under the Societies Ordinance and its members were required to …
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Hong Kong court upholds convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and others over protester relief fund
A Hong Kong court on Thursday rejected the appeal brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their convictions for failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in the anti-government protests in 2019.
[Breaking News] The appeals court rejected the conviction appeals of five trustees, including Joseph Zen and Amy Ng, against the "612 Humanitarian Relief Fund" for operating without a registered organization. Download Cable News.
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