Northern Territory

Anti-drugs campaigner and Family Council of Victoria member, Warwick Murphy reports: "On the 14th of May 2002, drug user and drug law reform activists stormed the NT Legislative Assembly to protest against the draconian drug house legislation that was being pushed through the NT's only House of parliament. Nine activists were charged and are currently in the middle of a hearing in the Darwin Magistrate's Court. The activists face a maximum of 3 years in gaol.

After months of fighting for it, and nearly half a dozen rejected applications, Magistrate Dick Wallace has allowed the defendants to make a copy of the Hansard video that is being used as evidence.

The "Network Against Prohibition" (NAP) has announced that copies of this video are now for sale!!! All proceeds of the sales of the video will go to the NAP "Mob" fighting fund. (Cost is $20 plus postage).

Warwick’s comment: "The courts are obviously not a deterrent to these guys at all. Now they are making money out of their behaviour. Let’s hope this is not a precedent for other criminals. If this goes ahead we may end up with video rental stores having special sections just for criminals" - Babette Francis

Newshawk: http://www.napnt.org
Pubdate: Tuesday, 08 April 2003
Source: Endeavour Forum
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Url: http://www.endeavourforum.org.au/april2003-08.htm
Email: babette@endeavourforum.org.au