HONG KONG (CNS) After only two days, the West Kowloon Magistrates Court adjourned the trial of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, 90, and four co-defendants, until Oct. 26.
The trial began Sept. 26 and had been scheduled for five days, but the magistrate adjourned the trial when defense lawyers attempted to cross-examine police witnesses called by the prosecution.
The outspoken cardinal, retired bishop of Hong Kong, was detained May 11 under the Beijing-imposed national security law. H
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 .
After only two days, the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court adjourned the trial of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, 90, and four co-defendants, until Oct. 26. The trial was adjourned before the defense could call witnesses or make its case.
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.