Hong Kong Court Upholds Convictions of Cardinal Zen Over Unregistered Protest Fund
An appeals court in Hong Kong has dismissed the legal challenge brought by retired Cardinal Joseph Zen and four co-defendants. The ruling upholds their convictions for failing to properly register a financial support fund for 2019 protesters.
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Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen, 4 others lose appeal over failure to register defence 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 register the group with police or ask for an...
By Brian Wong
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A Hong Kong court has upheld the convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other appellants over failing to properly register their now-defunct fund that supported protesters during the 2019 protests and unrest. The Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed the bid by Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung, […]
By Hans Tse
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