HONG KONG - Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, and five othersof using a now-disbanded charity fund for pro-democracy protesters as a front for"political activities".
They were arrested under national security laws in May for allegedly asking for foreign sanctions, but were later charged with a lesser offence of failing to register their fund as a society under local laws.At the opening of the trial, prosecutor Anthony Chau said the fund was used for"political activities", including sponsoring surveys and activities related to mass protests.
Prosecutors added that the fund raised around HK$270 million from 103,000 public donations, and was partly used to sponsor political, non-charity events and overseas lobbying, including persuading the European Union to provide asylum to Hong Kongers and to sanction Chinese and Hong Kong officials.
Vatican is doing nothing? Why are they not protecting their own people?