ZAIN DEAN'S STATEMENTS CROSS EXAMINED

[VAIN DEAN]

The officer left behind (officer G) then talked to me and my wife in private, he said, “I’m very sorry about what is to happen. This is not the way I like to do things. This has been decided from above”. I asked him what ‘this’ was. He replied, “you are to become the only suspect in this case”. I asked what was to happen to driver, “he’s to be released” said officer G.

[NEL]

Yes, he was about to be released as he was the only suspect with an alibi.

The rest of your statement here is good fiction, though.

[VAIN DEAN]

Later, I was escorted into a police car and taken to the criminal court. I covered my face with my jacket and entered went into the basement. I was then delivered to a holding cell. After many hours went by, I was presented to an investigating prosecutor. Luckily my lawyer was there, and he asked for bail which was granted

[NEL]

Weren't you then asked why you now had a different identity than before?
And weren't you also informed you that you were being re arrested for another criminal matter that was outstanding in the court as you had failed to show up for court hearings?

[VAIN DEAN]

I hadn’t even been charged with any crime and there was no evidence against me. Is this what justice is supposed to be in modern democratic Taiwanese society? They might as well have had a public hanging.

[NEL]

So you forgot you had charged in another previous case but had fled and changed your identity?

[VAIN DEAN]

1a. Media portrayal:
A key aspect of the media character defamation I have been subject to is the way I have ‘handled my contact with the family of the deceased’. I have had numerous Taiwanese friends call me and ask my ‘why didn’t I respect the customs of Taiwanese religious rites, and make a visit to the family and pay my respects/ pray at the grave to show sincerity and solidarity at this time of grief’.
Well, since my wife is Taiwanese, I had been aware of these customs, as she was reminding me many times each day. As a result, I tried several times to get the contact details of the family to do such a thing.
The first attempt was the Tuesday (29th March) immediately after the incident became public (Saturday, 27th March). Through my lawyer, who also had suggested I visit the family, I made a request to the prosecutors office for such details. A few days passed. Then unfortunately the prosecutor refused, the reply being, ‘it’s not something I can help with’.

[NEL]

That's all very nice, Mr "Dean." Yet why did you state on the website "Taiwanease" that you made no contact as your advisers had told you not to apologize? Which is the correct version? Your stories, they do tend to change a lot over time.

And when you were in court only a few feet away from the father, you turned your back on the guy and walked away.
That's on video.