The Chinese Communist Part postponed the trial of former bishop of Hong Kong and retired Cardinal Joseph Zen due to the presiding judge's COVID-19 infection.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!and opponent of the Chinese Communist Party, will be out of court for at least two more days after Permanent Magistrate Ada Yim Shun-yee was diagnosed with COVID-19.Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of Asia's highest ranking Catholic clerics, attends mass at the Holy Cross Church in Hong Kong on May 24, 2022.
The elderly cardinal's trial was expected to wrap up by Sept. 25, but the COVID-19 scare is expected to significantly lengthen the process. for allegedly colluding with foreign forces by failing to register his pro-democracy charity fund with the government.who served as trustees of a relief fund used to bail out protesters and pay legal fees, according to Catholic News Agency. The five arrestees are charged with not registering the charity with the government.
Zen previously dismissed fears that he was a target for arrest, stating that he tries not to provoke the CCP. However, he later acknowledged that"no public person who dares to speak freely can feel safe anymore." Cardinals John Tong Hon, Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Stephen Chow, Bishop Joseph Ha and Dom. Paul Gao pose for a photo at the Episcopal Ordination of the Most Reverend Stephen Chow in Hong Kong's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 4, 2021.
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