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Outcry For Justice
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If you have the words
"To thine own self be true"
written in your
heart
then please switch on and read on.... thank you.
My name is Letty Marie Scott. I am an Aboriginal woman of the
Anmatyerre people from Central Australia. I have been engaged
in a
struggle for justice for more than thirteen years against the
govermemnt of the Northern Territory of Australia. My late
husband,
Douglas Bruce Scott was unlawfully incarcerated in Darwin
prison on
remand for 61 days, (without his consent), tortured and
murdered by
prison officers employed by the government of the Northern
Territory
of Australia.
The remand warrant that was used as the order of incarceration,
alleged that my late husband had committed the offence of
swearing in
a public place. He was remanded to Darwin prison from 31st May
1985 to
29th July 1985. He did not live that long. He was found hanging
in his
cell on the morning of Friday 5th July 1985. Whilst in custody
prior
to his death, he was threatened by prison officers of their
intention
to kill him. He was bashed by prison officers prior to his
murder. One
of the episodes of beatings by prison officers resulted in a
powerful
blow to the head which severely damaged Douglas's eye to the
extent
that his eye was pointing in the wrong direction, swollen and
on the
verge of falling out of its socket (this is documented).
There is photographic evidence to prove that my late husband
was hung
twice.
There is evidence from the eyewitnesses which reveals that:
* Four prison officers armed with PR24 batons unlocked and
entered
his cell in the early hours of the morning of Friday 5th
July
1985.
* The other prisoners heard my husband calling out for help
and they
heard beating noises coming from his cell.
* An eyewitness situated in the cell directly opposite the
deceased's cell called out to prison officers and say "Hey
you
white cunts, that's my mate, leave my mate alone".
* One of the prison officers came out from my husband's cell
and
attended the eyewitness's cell. The prison officer
threatened the
prisoner to shut up "or you will be next". The officer then
returned to my husband's cell and continued with his
colleagues in
their attacks on Douglas.
* After some time the cries for help stopped and the prison
officers
locked the cell and left the block.
* Shortly after 6am on the morning of Friday 5th July 1985,
two
prison officers attended my husband's cell, unlocked the
door,
opened it and entered the cell.
* My husband's dead body was hanging by the neck with a white
tightly twisted sheet fastened around his neck with
multiple slip
knots.
* His head was close to the ceiling.
* There was thick blood on his face situated in the area from
directly below the nostrils to the chin.
* Two prisoners were detailed to clean up the cell.
* They found a lot of blood on the walls, blood on the floor,
blood
on the mattress, sheet and pillow, blood in the toilet and
blood
around the toilet.
* On the photgraphic evidence it shows that Douglas had
cotton wool
stuck in his ears to cover up the haemorrhaging that
occurred
after the brutal beatings and murder of Douglas Bruce
Scott.
The Northern Territory prison officers held Douglas unlawfully
in
custody for sixty days before murdering him.
The police, prison and Royal Commission covered up the murder.
I,
Letty Scott have been fighting for thirteen years to expose
that the
numerous "Death in Custody" cases in Australia, of which some
happen
in police custody and some in prison custody, are in many cases
an
outcry of brutal violation against human rights. Nearly 60
million
dollars of taxpayers money has been used to cover up the brutal
murders of Aboriginals all over this country. Various state and
federal governments have tried to smooth over the truth about
Aboriginal "Deaths in Custody" in Australia.
My legal representation flew to Darwin in the Northern
Territory to
submit a statement of claim for "unlawful incarceration of 61
days and
murder" on the 25th of September 1998.
After the issue of this statement of claim for murder and
unlawful
imprisonment, to the government of the Northern Territory, I
received
a summons to appear in the Darwin Supreme court,. I was given
48 hours
to prepare myself to appear in court on the morning of the 26th
of
November 1998 at 9.30AM to face proceedings of judgement
against me to
pay damages to the Northern Territory Government incurred over
the
last thirteen years of fighting for justice!
I am outraged that after all the suffering my family had to go
through
and is still going through, I, Letty Scott, could be facing a
long
jail sentence as I have no money to pay up.
My family and I have suffered immensely, the trauma has caused
irreparable damage to my children, they struggle to cope with
daily
life. We have been harassed, followed, slandered and have faced
extensive racist behaviour towards us. We have been alienated
and are
fearful of our lives, we have been on the run and never stay
long
enough in one place to give my family a normal stable life.
I am appealing to the world, I need help, financially, legally
and I
need media attention. I have no choice than to bring this to
international attention, I have fought but lost a battle, there
is
nothing more I can do here, I need to call upon the
international
community.
I fear for the lives of my children and my own life. I call for
justice. Please hear me and help. I need to raise money as I
would
like to approach the International Court for Justice in The
Hague in
the Netherlands. I have to leave Australia.
Any response to this injustice is more than welcome. I have
opened an
account for donations to be made towards helping me in this
fight
against human rights violations. There is a web site available
for
interested parties wanting to look at evidential material.
For donations, please send to:
Commonwealth Bank savings account
Casuarina, Northern Territory
Mrs Letty Marie Scott
account no: 765903 225214
Signed: Letty Marie Scott
25th November, 1998.
*** Letty's court case has been adjourned till New Year's Eve.
Please fax letters of support to Rodney Lewis (International
Commission of
Jurors) in Sydney:
Fax: (02) 9804 6044
*** The web site for information on this case is being built at:
http://www.infoshop.org.au/genocide/scott
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