Suspect evidence re-emerges

by mick lambe

According to Gary from NAP -- Network Against Prohibition the Hansard tape of the 'Parliament Invasion' action has reappeared (Fri, 05 Dec 2003) after disappearing on Monday Mon, 1 Dec 2003.

- "Today at the darwin Magistrate's Court, a court orderly who wishes to
remain anonymous, informed me that "they have found the missing
tape."

"Whether they have found the original (H)ansard video, a copy of the
original, a doctored copy of the original, or a copy of the doctored
copy of the original, who knows????"

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The tape has never been accepted by the Defendents as original and unedited, due to the clumsy editing attempts by NT Police at concealing assaults on protesters.

A view clearly spelt out in the NT Supreme Court in the Amended appeal on the 24th of November.

3. The politicization of the trial was evident. Particularly during the sentencing/press conference finale. Political bias.

a) The Magistrate and Public Prosecutor seemed bound by a need to exonerate Superintendent Bert Hofer, who I witnessed assault a defenseless female in parliament.

b) I absolutely refute all of Magistrate Wallace's comments to the assembled press (during sentencing) about this assault.

c) I will rely on the (Police doctored) video tape and the transcript to demonstrate why.

d) The Court was used at times by the Prosecutor to help Police gain evidence in matters unrelated to the alleged offence for overtly political reasons.

e) Evidence was withheld and tampered with.

http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2003/12/58344.php

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Only NT Police-tampered evidence goes 'missing'

From NAP -- "The court was told that the original Hansard tape had "gone missing somewhere between the Supreme Court and the Magistrate's Court."

Police prosecutor Peter John Thomas, speaking from the witness box said "...this is embarrassing."

Court orderly Jason Finlay, also speaking from the box said "I have been working here for 2 years and evidence has never been lost before."

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What next?

Maybe this latest NT Police-doctored version of the Hansard video will have a caped Ema flying from one end of Parliament to the other, from a table onto a Security Guard's back.

"The video also shows that Ema DID NOT jump from a table onto the Security guard's back. A distance of about 10 metres.

"However the Court found Ema guilty on that basis."

"Faithfully recorded by the NT ABC, who chose not to interview Ema."

"The court heard Birkeland-Corro jumped on Aaron Wigmore's back from a table known as the Repository of the Mace."

 

The Police Prosecutor in this assault trial -- Police prosecutor Peter John Thomas -- (same Prosecutor as in Parliament trial) -- was well aware that Ema did not jump onto anyone's back from the table.

PJ had viewed the Parliament tape on numerous occasions prior to railroading Ema on a totally fictitious assault charge.

He also neglected to inform the Court that Ema had already complained of assault -- prior to and by -- her alleged victim (and the only 'witness' another Security Guard) -- Complaints ignored by NT Police.

- See what actually happened -

A Police-doctored Hansard video, preferential Police prosecution, political harassment, misleading the Court and essentially perverting justice for political ends

All done with the contemptuous, arrogant blatancy of a Police State.