Hong Kong court convicts 90-yr-old Cardinal, 5 others over 2019 fund | Video

Hong Kong, Nov 25 (EFE/EPA).- A Hong Kong court on Friday found Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, and five activists guilty of failing to register as a society a legal aid fund they had raised for 2019 pro-democracy protesters.

The court said the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which paid the legal and medical expenses of protesters in 2019, was not registered as per the law of the semi-autonomous region.

Judge Ada Yim imposed a fine of 4,000 Hong Kong dollars (a little over $500) on the guilty trustees, including former lawmakers Margaret Ng and Cyd Ho, singer Denise Ho and scholar Hui Po-Keung. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).

FOOTAGE SHOWS FORMER LAWMAKER CYD HO SAU-LAN, CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN ZE-KIUN, PROMINENT HONG KONG LAWYER MARGARET NG, GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND POP SINGER DENISE HO WAN-SEE AND ACADEMIC HUI PO-KEUNG SPEAKING TO REPORTERS OUTSIDE THE WEST KOWLOON COURT, IN HONG KONG.

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Date: 25/11/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Crime, law and justice
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 77 seconds
Reference: 7001218705
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