Hong Kong cardinal among activists on trial over protest fund

Cardinal Joseph Zen (right), one of Asia's highest-ranking Catholic clerics, arriving at a court for his trial in Hong Kong on Sept 26, 2022. - AFP

HONG KONG (AFP): A 90-year-old Hong Kong cardinal will go on trial alongside five fellow democracy supporters on Monday (Sept 26) over their role in running a fund to help defend people arrested in anti-government protests.

Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of Asia's highest-ranking Catholic clerics, was originally detained earlier this year under a national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong to quell dissent.