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[Sheflug] Fwd: Mark Barnsley - News Dec 2000
Dear All
RMS wrote to me last night and forwarded the following news item to
me. You might not think that this is something to do with computers.
However, there was something to do with computers and the data
protection act in this case.......
Richard Stallman wrote:
>
> This is about Sheffield. Do you know anything about it?
> You might want to pass the word.
>
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> From: "Tilly Cota" <Tilly [at] ukf.net>
> To: "ABC Buenos Aires" <cnaba [at] sindominio.net>
> Subject: (en) UK, Mark Barnsley - News Dec 2000
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> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 03:40:03 -0500 (EST)
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> ________________________________________________
> A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E
> http://www.ainfos.ca/
> ________________________________________________
>
> > From: "Justice for Mark Barnsley" <barnsleycampaign [at] hotmail.com>
> Dear Friends,
> Below are a few developments you may be interested to hear about. Please
> feel free to publish/pass on this information.
>
> DECEMBER 2000. MARK BARNSLEY REJECTS PAROLE AS SEVENTH XMAS BEHIND BARS
> APPROACHES.
>
> On the 8th of December Mark Barnsley was invited to apply for parole for
> the second year running. Once more, Mark rejected the offer. As he has stated
> previously: "I am an innocent man and freedom is my right, I am not prepared to
> compromise myself by submitting to any form of conditional release. If
> that means spending extra years incarcerated in top security prisons, then it
> is a price I am prepared to pay, albiet regretably. My life has been
> completely destroyed by the terrible injustice that I have suffered, all that I have
> left are my principles and integrity, and I am not prepared to compromise
> them by bending my knee to the parole board."
>
> MARK BARNSLEY CPS ACTION 19th DECEMBER
>
> Below is an anonymous statement recently received by the campaign.
>
> "Today (Tuesday, 19 Dec 2000), approximately 20 people entered the Crown
> Prosecution Services (CPS) offices in Sheffield in protest at the
> continued imprisonment of Sheffield man Mark Barnsley, and the withholding of vital
> evidence from his defence.
>
> Entrance was gained easily by some smartly dressed people, and then
> everyone else ran inside and up stairs to the upper offices. The invasion and
> occupation caused a major disturbance and CPS workers were left with no
> uncertainty about the strength of feeling about this miscarriage of
> justice. Leaflets were given to all the staff stating: "The CPS have framed Mark
> Barnsley...they would like to think that he doesn't exist, but we won't
> forget... if they won't release the evidence then we will just go look for
> it ourselves". Unfortunately the police station is next door to the CPS
> building, and the police arrived very quickly and people were ejected from
> the building. A banner proclaiming "Free Mark Barnsley" was hung from
> trees right outside the building so passers-by knew what was going on. Local
> press were in attendance.
>
> In total 16 people were arrested, as some managed to get away. They were
> held for up to 10 hours and all charged with "conspiracy to burgle, with
> intent". They have been bailed to appear at Hull Magistrates (they cannot
> be prosecuted by Sheffield CPS!) on 9th January for what could be an
> interesting court case where all the CPS dirty laundry about all the
> evidence they have been withholding in Mark's case could be aired in
> public!
>
> Mark Barnsley has been framed for a crime he did not commit, and has been
> wrongly sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. He was framed because he was
> a well known working class political activist. For more information on his
> case please look at the website:
> www.appleonline.net/markbarnsley/mark.html. An excellent pamphlet about
> his case entitled "Beaten Up, Fitted Up, Locked Up" is available for £2 from
> PO Box 381, Huddersfield, HD1 3XX. This details all about the way that the
> CPS and police framed him, and the evidence that has been hidden for years.
>
> Please, find out more about this campaign, and get involved in the fight
> to free him."
>
> Whilst we don't have any more details about this latest action, we would
> like to add that you can help by sending letters and e-mails to British
> Home Secretary, Jack Straw expressing your support for Mark's struggle for
> justice and demanding that he personally see to it that Sheffield Crown
> Prosecution Service (CPS) hand over to Mark's lawyers the large quantity
> of evidence which they have been unlawfully withholding since 1994. Please
> write to:
Jack Straw Home Secretary
50 Queen Anne's Gate
London, SW1H 9AT
England
E-mail gen.ho [at] gtnet.gov.uk
> Please also write to your local newspapers to inform readers about Mark's
> fight for justice. Check out the campaign web site for further information and ways > you can help. www.appleonline.net/markbarnsley/mark.html
>
> A big thanks for your continued support and all the best for the new year.
So, there you are :)
--
Richard
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