Hong Kong's Cardinal Zen found guilty over protest fund

Five other pro-democracy figures also convicted in high-profile case

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Former Hong Kong lawmaker Cyd Ho, Cardinal Joseph Zen and senior barrister Margaret Ng leave court after their guilty verdicts. © Reuters

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer and PEGGY YE, Contributing writer

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph Zen was found guilty Friday on charges linked to a now-dissolved relief fund for activists in a case that highlighted the city's crackdown on its pro-democracy movement.

Five others involved with the fund, which helped pay the legal and medical bills of activists who took part in mass street protests in 2019, were also convicted of failing to properly register the trust with authorities.

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