Mr T
Senior Member
A post on Mr Lam's Facebook page said he was arrested "on suspicion of participating in rioting on 21 July" last year.
That day, Mr Lam and dozens of pro-democracy protesters were beaten by a gang of government supporters, some with "triad" organised crime links, in the town of Yuen Long.
Police were late to arrive on the scene and were also filmed allowing some of the armed attackers to leave, scenes that sent already swirling distrust of the force skyrocketing and helped fuel the months of protests.
I just love the new HK policing method. If the CCP doesn't like, you, you can be charged on the basis of being a victim of a mob attack, even when they massively outnumber you, you're unarmed and they have weapons.
FYI the reason for the arrest was confirmed by the SCMP, it's not just speculation.
"A police source said Lam and 12 others, aged between 26 and 48, were detained on suspicion of rioting during the incident on July 21, when a group of men in white shirts attacked protesters and passengers with steel rods and rattan canes inside the town’s MTR station."
On the other hand I'm still waiting for the Triad mobsters who actually caused the violence to have their final hearings. Any reason it's been delayed, other than the HK justice ministry is worried they'll blab about police collusion?