As Tuesday is the second day of Cardinal Joseph Zen’s trial, the court in Hong Kong cross-examined five witnesses and the magistrate ruled that there was sufficient evidence to justify a trial.
On 27 September, the 90-year-old cardinal appeared 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 26 October. 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 of about $1,200 but no jail time.