A Chinese activist who allegedly disrupted public order by participating in an anti-coruption campaign stood trial in Beijing on Thursday, his lawyer told the Global Times, adding the court has yet to reach a verdict.

Zhao Changqing, 45, was charged with "assembling a crowd to disrupt public order" and went on trial at Haidian district court in Beijing Thursday morning.

Zhao, an alleged member of the New Citizens' Movement, was accused of involvement in a campaign in which activists sent out flyers and held banners aloft in public places. Zhao has called for public disclosure of officials' assets. 

"Zhao was not the decision maker in the campaign. He was, however, invited to dine with other activists once in 2013," his lawyer Wang Fu told the Global Times.

According to Wang, Zhao's trial may be connected with his previous arrest when he was sentenced to jail under the charge of "inciting subversion of the State."

Zhao is one of the three New Citizens' Movement activists who stood trial in Beijing this week. The other two activists are Ding Jiaxi and Li Wei.

Zhao's first hearing on January 23, 2014 was adjourned after he fired his lawyer Zhang Xuezhong in court.

Zhang is an outspoken legal scholar  and a former university professor.

Xu Zhiyong, the founder of the movement, was sentenced to four years in prison in January under the charge of "assembling a crowd to disrupt public order."