Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, was arrested by Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday
Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph Zen has been a thorn in the side of both the Vatican and the Communist Party over the past few years. He supported the city's protest movement and criticized the Catholic Church for a "bad deal" with the People's Republic. On Wednesday, the 90-year-old was arrested on charges of conspiring with foreign forces - just three days after former Security Chief John Lee was elected as the city's next Chief Executive.
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun had commented on the introduction of the National Security Law two years ago with a defiant statement on social media. "If right and proper words were considered against their law, I will endure all the suing, trials and arrests," the now 90-year-old Roman Catholic Church dignitary said at the time.