No favour plea made

A leader of a group which invaded the Territory Parliament in Darwin a year ago told a magistrate yesterday he did not want to be treated any differently to his co-defendants.

Magistrate Dick Wallace had been told that leading light in the Network Against Prohibition (NAP) group Gary Meyerhoff had a terminal illness.

Mr Wallace, presiding over the hearing for five of the group who pleaded non guilty to disturbing Parliament on May 14, 2002, is due to sentence the five tomorrow.

He invited Meyerhoff to submit a medical report on the progress of his disease.

In relation to his condition, Meyerhoff told Mr Wallace yesterday: “I don’t want to be treated differently.”

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Pubdate: 04 June 2003
Source: Northern Territory News (Australia)
Copyright: 2003 Northern Territory News
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