The Truth Will Out

"Lawyers, such as Martin Lee and Albert Ho, who stood with Lam as he spread his lies, are compromised by his deception"

Fantasist Howard Lam cut a wretched and lonely figure as he made his way to court to hear the verdict on his appeal. None of his former friends from the Democrats accompanied him to court yesterday (2nd April 2020). How things have changed.

In August 2017, Lam was their poster boy for Chinese oppression and alleged dirty deeds. They lapped up his story of kidnapping, torture and then denigrated the police for not swallowing the nonsense that Lam concocted.

After all, who wouldn't believe that the Chinese authorities would send a team here to staple the fat legs of this rather marginal figure. Well, any rational person wouldn't believe it.

Yesterday, Lam lost his appeal against conviction for misleading the police with a false report. He is now starting five-months imprisonment. Lam, a founding member of the Democratic Party, stuck to his story throughout.

Unfortunately, for him, overwhelming video evidence proves he fabricated the episode. It's no surprise that the judge concluded that the conviction was both lawful and reasonable. He dismissed all seven grounds of appeal.

At the time of the incident, the Democrats jumped on the bandwagon with press conferences.  They fired up the international media with dark tales of local politicians facing adduction. 

Further, they accused the Hong Kong Government of ignoring threats to the safety of the public. When the police started investigating, they became the target of bile and hate speech. 

At the time many of us concluded that 'Walter Mitty' Lam was seeking attention. He's something of a sad individual in the democratic movement and a well-known oddball.

Lawyers, such as Martin Lee and Albert Ho, who stood with Lam as he spread his lies, are compromised by his deception. They've remained silent. 

Then you have former ICAC officer Lam Cheuk-ting. You'd expect this so-called professional investigator to at least check the basis of the story and look for corroborating evidence. Not in this instance; willfully blind, he endorsed Lam's story as the truth. 

All this is significant because the Democrats and others in the opposition have a track record of spin and spreading untruths. They've done the same with Prince Edward MTR deaths fantasy and the 'eye-lady.' Of course, the gullible and unthinking lap up these lies. Again, in time, the truth will come out. 

So, Howard Lam is now sitting in his cell, while his mates abandoned him. How many impressionable kids — who the Democrats brought to the streets — will face the same fate in the coming years?