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UK: India Prisoner's Family Appeals To PM
ccguide Sunday 01 Sep 2002 Pubdate: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 Source: Daily Telegraph (UK) Copyright: 2002 Telegraph Group Limited Contact: Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/114 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) INDIA PRISONER'S FAMILY APPEALS TO PM The family of a British charity worker serving a 10-year prison sentence for a crime he says he did not commit are to appeal for the Prime Minister to intervene in the case. Ian Stillman, who is deaf and has only one leg, was imprisoned by Indian authorities two years ago this week for possessing cannabis. There are fears he could lose his other leg as his health deteriorates. His sister Elsbeth Dugdale said they would appeal to Tony Blair to call for his release after being refused a request to transfer Mr Stillman on medical grounds. She said that they had reached a legal "dead end" after appealing against the sentence and now needed "the intervention of the British Government and request Mr Blair to intervene directly with the Indian government to call for his release". The family will present a letter written by Mr Stillman at Downing Street today. Ms Dugdale said: "We are remembering two years since Ian's arrest and detention. This is a good opportunity to take the letter to Downing Street and other paperwork." Talking about the transfer request, she said Mr Stillman was "extremely disappointed" about the rejection, continuing: "The point of that would have been to be much closer...to his family and receive better medical facilities. "In his spirits (Ian) is still quite good, quite strong but extremely disappointed to have to stay in the north at the moment and extremely worried about his own health." - --- MAP posted-by: Tom
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