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Time for Government to Put Up or Shut Up
Don Barnard Press Release
Friday 15 Oct 2004 PRESS RELEASE - No embargo The Legalise Cannabis Alliance has written (emailed) Caroline Flint MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office regarding the disturbing press report [1]. And, other matters. We are making the content of this correspondence public, because we are fed up with policy being decided behind closed doors". Said. Don Barnard from the LCA ..."It is time for that rational transparent debate the Home Secretary called for so long ago. We have Asked Caroline Flint : Does the UK Government approves of this barbaric sentencing practice in Indonesia! Will the UK Government make a public statement and representation to the Indonesian Government, making it clear the UK is appalled by this barbaric sentencing practice? Will the Government now take the advice of the HASC which recommended.... the UK Government " ...initiates a discussion within the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of alternative ways to control substances - including the possibility of legalisation and regulation to tackle the global dilemma". The LCA Also requested a meeting with the Home Secretary in February. We even sent a Braille copy of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance's paper, "Cannabis: Challenging The Criminal Justice System: A Public Discussion Document. The LCA Challenge - is based upon three ideals: risk management, human rights and good policing. http://www.lca-uk.org/challenge.php - HTML Format - 32 Pages - 69Kb - ONLINE VERSION "But they do not want transparent dialogue with those who have the knowledge to destroy their case for continuing to punish people who use cannabis". "It is time for the Government to accept one simple fact, 'Prohibition stinks'. And, get on with what needs doing. Said Don..."Namely. Seek a better way founded in common sense, science, compassion, health and human rights. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, - "Cowardice asks the question - is it safe? Expediency asks the question - is it politic? Vanity asks the question - is it popular? But conscience asks the question - is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right" Kind regards Don Barnard Legalise Cannabis Alliance, (Cyfathrach Cyfreithloni Cannabis) PO Box 198, Norfolk NR3 3WB http://www.lca-uk.org/ 07984 255015 donbarnard@lca-uk.org NOTES: Subj: Indonesia: 'Help Me' Pleads Student At Risk Of Death Sentence Source: New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04.n1454.a06.html Pubdate: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 Contact: letters@herald.co.nz 'HELP ME' PLEADS STUDENT AT RISK OF DEATH SENTENCE DENPASAR - A Gold Coast student who could face the death penalty for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Indonesia from Australia, has pleaded for help, Australian media reported. As Schapelle Leigh Corby, 27, of Tugun, in Queensland, was taken back to her cell after interrogation by Bali police, she pleaded with reporters, "I'm petrified, I'm scared - help me. Tell Mum and Dad I love them," say reports in the Daily Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald. Customs officers at Bali Airport allegedly found a package of 4.2kg of high-grade cannabis in her bodyboard bag. Police said it was the largest quantity of cannabis taken into Bali, and the first such case involving an Australian. Drugs squad director Bambang Sugiarto said the beauty therapy student screamed and cried as she pleaded her innocence during interrogation by police in Denpasar. In contrast to Sugiarto's comments, news reports showed Corby smiling and waving at cameras and saying hello to her parents. Police showed journalists Corby's labelled bodyboard bag. Inside were a bodyboard and the plastic bag of cannabis. Sugiarto said the cannabis was of much higher quality than Indonesian cannabis. Corby's lawyer, Lily Sri Rahayu Lubis, said the package might have been planted without Corby's knowledge. Corby could face the death penalty if charged with drug trafficking, or 20 years in prison if charged with possessing an illegal drug. End Published and promoted by Don Barnard < pressoffice@lca-uk.org > on behalf of Legalise Cannabis Alliance, PO Box 198, Norfolk, NR3 3WB < http://www.lca-uk.org/ >.
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