And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:11:34 -0800 >From: arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >ADate: 21/12/98 2:02:54 PM >X-Mailer: Acorn Email v1b2 >Subject: Outcry for justice > >From: margaret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: >Subject: Fw: Outcry for justice (fwd) >Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 08:53:26 -0800 >Reply-To: >Content-Type; text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >______________________________________________ > > >-----Original Message----- >From: donna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Monday, 21 December 1998 05:54 >Subject: LL: Outcry for justice (fwd) > > >>more to come later... >> >> Outcry For Justice >> >>__________________________________________________________ >_______ >> >> 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 >> >>-- >> >> >>__ >>Prison-Net: Australian Prison Activist Mailing List >>To unsubscribe send mail to @4zzzfm.org.au with >>unsubscribe prison-net in body and blank subject line. >> >>end >>============== >> Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List >> >> http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html >> >> The Year 2000 Bug - An Urgent Sustainability Issue >> http://www.peg.apc.org/~psutton/grin-y2k.htm >> >> >> Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop >> Subscribe: >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink >>Unsubscribe: >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink >> > >. > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... 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