Lam Cheuk-ting Charged Over ICAC Probe
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jwplayer.key='EKOtdBrvhiKxeOU807UIF56TaHWapYjKnFiG7ipl3gw='; var playerInstance = jwplayer("jquery_jwplayer_1"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://newsstatic.rthk.hk/audios/mfile_1567399_1_20201228181919.mp3", skin: { url: location.href.split('/', 4).join('/') + '/jwplayer/skin/rthk/five.css', name: 'five' }, hlshtml: true, width: "100%", height: 30, wmode: 'transparent', primary: navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Trident")>-1 ? "flash" : "html5", events: { onPlay: function(event) { dcsMultiTrack('DCS.dcsuri', 'https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1567399-20201228.mp3', 'WT.ti', ' Audio at newsfeed', 'WT.cg_n', '#rthknews', 'WT.cg_s', 'Multimedia','WT.es','https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1567399-20201228.htm', 'DCS.dcsqry', '' ); } } }); }); });
2020-12-28 HKT 09:47
Share this story
Former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting from the Democratic Party was arrested on Monday morning and charged with revealing the identity of a person under investigation by the ICAC.
A video uploaded to Lam's Facebook page showed three ICAC officers arresting him at his home.
Lam opened the gate after conversing with the officers, telling them that he was only being arrested for political reasons.
"Arresting me today clearly marks the fall of the ICAC," Lam said. "It again demonstrates the fall of Hong Kong."
The person under investigation was said to be linked to the Yuen Long mob attack that took place on July 21 last year.
"Lam Cheuk-ting, 43, faces three counts of disclosing identity of persons being investigated, contrary to Section 30(1)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO)," the ICAC said in a statement.
Lam, a former investigator with the anti-graft body, later appeared before Eastern Magistracy wearing a T-shirt bearing the ICAC logo.
The case was adjourned until early March and Lam was released on bail of HK$2,000.
The ex-lawmaker had earlier been charged with rioting over the Yuen Long attack.
He was among dozens of people injured when more than 100 men armed with bamboo sticks and clad in white T-shirts attacked people indiscriminately at Yuen Long MTR Station.
Lam is due to appear in the District Court on January 5 over the rioting charge.
______________________________
Last updated: 2020-12-28 HKT 15:30
Vietnam And South Korea Launch Cross-Border QR Payments
Vietnam and South Korea have launched cross-border QR payments that allow Korean users to pay merchants in Vietnam thro... Read more
WeChat Pay Integrates With Local QR Networks In 5 Asian Countries
WeChat Pay has integrated its service with national QR code networks in five Asian countries, simplifying cross-border ... Read more
Global Transition Finance Ecosystem Gains Momentum
The global transition finance ecosystem is gaining momentum. According to new research by the Hong Kong Institute for M... Read more
Banking Circle Taps PayGate To Ease KRW Cross-Border Payments Into South Korea
Global payments bank Banking Circle will now handle cross-border transactions and settlement flows for South Korean pay... Read more
Equinix AI Discovery Hub Opens In Hong Kong For Enterprise AI
Digital infrastructure company Equinix is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to launch the Equinix AI Dis... Read more
Tencent, Alibaba Eye DeepSeek Stake As AI Startup Tops US$20B Valuation
Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are in discussions to invest in AI startup DeepSeek, The Information reported, ... Read more