RDH Trial- Day Four

 

See here for day three: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2024/07/rdh-trial-day-three.html.
The trial of Richard D Hall is over. The final day, only a half day in the end, was indeed Mr Oakley's summation. He described what he felt were the "very strange" elements of this case, such as the announcement of a planned future injunction halfway through the trial. He criticized Mr Price for failing to address the factual elements of Richard's evidence, even though it was he who originally brought them up. He made the point that Martin Hibbert's principle gripe seems not so much Richard's conduct as it is his opinions. This again raises the subject of an obvious ulterior motive. Something happened on Tuesday that I thought it wise not to mention at the time, while the trial was in progress; because it might give away intelligence to the enemy, so to speak. During his cross-examination of "Miss G" Mr Oakley asked her a question that didn't seem relevant at first glance. Did she approve of the mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham's proposal for a law to force people not to question the official story of terrorist attacks; she replied "Yeah!" without hesitation and with a vigorous nod of the head. I wondered why the barrister had asked her that question, but then it became clear to me. It was similar to Mr Price's cross-examination of Richard. Mr Oakley had laid out a trap for Miss G and she walked straight into it. She exposed herself as bearing personal and emotional hostility to conspiracy theories. If she had said something like: "Well, I hate this nonsense about the Arena attack not happening, but I do believe in free speech so wouldn't try to stop people saying it" she would have come across as more reasonable and open-minded. As it was, her attitude added to the suspicion that this lawsuit is just a vexatious pretext to punish somebody whose views make them angry. It is a form of litigious cancel culture. The barrister also made the point that it is only through questioning official stories that true justice is often done. He cites the obvious example of the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four, ten men imprisoned for a decade for a crime they didn't commit, the 1974 pub bombings. Another example is the Hillsborough inquiry; and there are many others. As expected, Mrs Justice (I'm sure her parents didn't call her that) Steyn ended the trial without making a judgement. She promised to do this in a couple of months. As we left the Royal Courts we were astonished to be faced with broadside of TV cameras and photographers snapping away; so you might have seen us on the news tonight! We did not speak to them and just walked straight down a side street to a pub for a well deserved drink. The trial is over, but we still don't know the verdict. Despite this, we were all in high spirits, especially Richard who is probably very relieved that this is all over, for better or worse. I know for a fact that regardless of the judge's decision, Richard will not go under. He has too many supporters and we will continue to support him. Mr Oakley came with us to the pub. As I said before, Richard's barrister was brilliant, but I did not know his real opinions. A good lawyer can act with enormous principled passion that seems genuine, but sometimes their own views are very different. This can lead to some misunderstandings, such as in this famous movie scene, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjbxL_v2DPk. As we spoke to him in the pub it became obvious that Mr Oakley was being sincere. I don't want to say too much in case it gets him into trouble, but suffice to say he is very much on our side. It was great to spend some time with so many like-minded people. Unlike a conference, this gathering had a serious purpose and a moral mission. I've made some really good friends this week. Despite it being an experience we'd rather Richard had not had to go through, and I'm quite certain he does too, we've all learned a lot and gained a lot. Richard himself should feel very proud of what he has achieved.
See here for background: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2024/07/rdh-lawsuit-mini-portal.html.