And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (S.I.S.I.S.) writes: 1. CP on Wolverine parole 2. Province disinformation re: Wolverine [SISIS note: The following articles are filled with misinformation and outright lies. There were in fact more than 500 mounties at Gustafsen Lake as well as Canadian Forces personnel and Armoured Personnel Carriers. Ignace was sentenced to 8 1/2 years. There was no "native truck filled with explosives," as the Province claims, only a truck that ran over an RCMP land mine, styled as an "early warning device," then was slammed into by a 16 ton armoured personnel carrier in a pre-planned ambush. According to the trial disclosures, the police fire vastly exceeded 20,000 rounds, and may have been as high as 77,000 rounds. During the standoff, the BC mainstream media was an enthusiastic participant in the now well-documented "smear and disinformation" campaign orchestrated by the authorities, and apparently they continue to fill this role.] :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: GUSTAFSEN LAKE ACTIVIST WINS PAROLE Canadian Press, January 15, 1998 by Ian Bailey VANCOUVER (CP) The native activist central to an armed standoff that pitted 400 Mounties against aboriginals at Gustafsen Lake in 1995 has been granted full parole. He will be released from jail this month. Jones William Ignace, also known as Wolverine, was granted parole as a result of a hearing earlier this week that wrote a new chapter in a drama marked by the largest police operation in British Columbia history. Two members of the National Parole Board agreed to Ignace's release. He will live in an undisclosed residence. He will be monitored by a parole officer. His release comes, in line with regulations, after serving one-third of his sentence. Ignace was sentenced in July 1997 to four years in jail for mischief endangering life. The Crown had sought a sentence of up to 23 years for Ignace role in the standoff. The 67-year-old Shuswap elder will not likely be released from the Elbow Lake institution in Agassi, about 80 kilometres east of Vancouver, until the end of the month. Reasons for the parole will not be released for several days. However, Evelyn Blair - acting regional director for the parole board - said that the obligation to protect society usually looms large in deliberations on such release. "What they're looking at is (whether) this person is a risk if he is released into the community," said Blair. The 31-day standoff began with a dispute over occupation of a piece of private ranchland in B.Cs Cariboo country, about 450 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. A group of aboriginals and their supporters claimed the site was for sacred ceremonies. In the summer of 1995, ranch owner Lyle James tried to evict the group. RCMP moved in, sparking a police operation costing $5.5 million that involved 400 officers and several armed personnel vehicles. The Mounties sealed off the camp after shots were fired. Police eventually fired 20,000 rounds of ammunition. But the seige ended peacefully. Only one person was hurt. Four others accused in the standoff were convicted of mischief endangering life and weapons charges on May 20, 1997. Others were convicted on lesser offences. Two months later on July 30, 1997, 13 of 15 people including Ignace were found guilty of various offences and sentenced. Two were acquitted of attempted murder. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: GUSTAFSEN REBEL LEADER GRANTED A FULL PAROLE The Province, January 14, 1999 Page A7 by Salim Jiwa The native rebel who led an armed standoff against 400 Mounties at Gustafsen Lake in 1995 has been granted full parole. National Parole Board officials have confirmed that the release of Jones William Ignace - a.k.a. Wolverine -- was voted on yesterday. His release will not take place for at least two days. Ignace was sentenced in July 1997, nearly two years after the 31-day standoff - the longest in Canadian history between natives and Mounties. Branded the mastermind of the standoff, he was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for mischief endangering life. That time comes on top of 22 months he had already spent in jail before the trial and sentencing. Four others accused in the standoff were convicted of mischief endangering life and weapons charges on May 20, 1997. Others were found guilty of lesser offences. On July 30, 1997, 13 of 15 people, including Ignace, were found guilty of various offences and sentenced. Two were acquitted of attempted murder. The 1995 standoff resulted from a dispute between a rancher and members of a native band over ownership of land near Alkali Lake. During the incident, police were fired on and Mounties later blew up a native truck filled with explosives - which led to a shootout in which RCMP fired 20,000 rounds of ammunition and the natives fired some 150. The tense standoff, which the RCMP labelled a terrorist act, ended when Mounties began preparing for a small war and natives began leaving the blockade. Parole board officials declined to release written reasons for the parole granted Ignace, who completed one-third of his sentence yesterday. They are expected to be made public within two days. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: For more information on the Gustafsen Lake standoff, please see: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/gustmain.html To support the call for a public inquiry, please see: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/GustLake/support.html Or write to: Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] BC NDP Premier Glen Clark - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] pleasecc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
