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Howard Lam kidnap saga
Hong Kong democracy activist Howard Lam claimed he was kidnapped and tortured by two Mandarin Chinese-speaking men on August 10, 2017. He was later arrested on suspicion of misleading police.
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Hong Kong courts
Pan-democrat Howard Lam jailed after losing appeal against conviction
Last year, he was found guilty of one count of knowingly making a false report to police. On Thursday, he lost his appeal against the conviction.
2 Apr 2020 - 7:55PM
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Howard Lam is Hong Kong’s Jussie Smollett, only more embarrassing
16 Mar 2019 - 10:41PM
Howard Lam calls critics bullies, pigs over mainland staple-torture story
16 Mar 2019 - 11:28PM
Hong Kong courts
Howard Lam lied about kidnapping by mainland Chinese agents, court rules
The 42-year-old founding member of the Democratic Party claimed he was abducted on August 10, 2017.
15 Mar 2019 - 11:33PM
Hong Kong courts
Activist probably caused own wounds and faked kidnapping, court hears
Forensic pathologist Lai Sai-chak says defendant’s version of events ‘defied common sense’, as magistrate rules Lam has case to answer. But defence expert disagrees and says injuries were consistent with being tortured.
10 Jan 2019 - 9:40AM
Hong Kong courts
Evidence using Howard Lam’s online history dropped over prejudice claims
Two internet links showed accused in kidnap saga viewed Wikipedia page on chloroform and news of body-in-cement murder case.
9 Jan 2019 - 7:30AM
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Footage shows activist Howard Lam alone at time of alleged kidnapping
His defence lawyer argues that the officers who examined the videos are not experts in gait study.
7 Jan 2019 - 11:30PM
Lionel Messi
Prosecutors: activist ‘telling lies’ about torture over Messi photo
Howard Lam, a founding member of the Democratic Party, made headlines when he claimed he had been abducted in August 2017. But now he’s standing trial accused of filing a false report with police.
4 Jan 2019 - 11:12PM
‘I am an innocent victim’, Howard Lam tells court over kidnap-torture claims
Prosecution says it has 172 witnesses against Lam, who is accused of knowingly making a false police report last year in which he described how mainland agents had abducted him and punched staples into his legs
13 Mar 2018 - 10:27PM
Revised charge against Hong Kong activist in kidnap saga
22 Nov 2017 - 4:41PM
Donald Trump
Trump, Hong Kong Democrats and the risk of instant reaction
20 Aug 2017 - 5:55PM
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Are the pan-democrats finished? ‘Staplegate’ is a sign of the times
17 Aug 2017 - 7:12PM
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Howard Lam bailed but barred from travel in kidnap claim case
17 Aug 2017 - 11:36PM
Hong Kong high-speed rail
‘Howard Lam saga will make battle over checkpoint tougher’
17 Aug 2017 - 12:06AM
Hong Kong police
Howard Lam charged with misleading police over kidnap claim
17 Aug 2017 - 6:30PM
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Democratic Party on defensive as Lam’s kidnap claim unravels
16 Aug 2017 - 2:50PM
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Hong Kong police
Investigators may look into mental health of Howard Lam
17 Aug 2017 - 6:30PM
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Full explanation needed on torture claims by Howard Lam
16 Aug 2017 - 2:50PM
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Pan-dems dig themselves into hole over Howard Lam kidnap claim
16 Aug 2017 - 2:50PM
Democracy activist’s kidnap claims unravel further after arrest
Howard Lam has been arrested on suspicion of misleading police and his home searched as officers look into claims he was abducted by two Putonghua-speaking men and tortured for hours.
16 Aug 2017 - 2:50PM
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Let police probe Democrat’s torture claims
16 Aug 2017 - 2:50PM
Democrat Howard Lam rebuts his kidnapping claim doubters
16 Aug 2017 - 2:50PM
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