Fascism in Sydney courts
jhwilson via sam | 26.07.2006 00:13 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World
D for DEMOCRACY DAY
AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY: Today, the 24th of July 2006, once and for all tore away any VEIL of JUSTICE and FREEDOM that may have existed IN AUSTRALIA. Today, the harsh reality of the EVILNESS and VICIOUSNESS of the Australian JUDICIARY and SHERIFF'S OFFICE were exposed and, tonight, two Australians, Peter Rutherford and John Bauskis, are in "custody" because they made their feelings known in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Peter, in particular, was savagely set upon by three Sheriffs many times his stature.
While manhandling Peter to eject him from Courtroom No. 2 of the King Street Court, they smashed the timber frame of a very substantial door. They threw him, face down, to the stone floor while he pleaded that his glasses be removed. These three burley thugs pinned him down and handcuffed him while another six Sheriffs (male and female) watched on.
The morning started with some 35 of us assembling at 8:30 AM and entering the Law Courts Building in Queen's Square, Sydney.
My two actions (one against the State Debt Recovery Office and the State of New South Wales and the other against the Crown Solicitor) were in Court 7C at 8:59 AM. Assistant Registrar Howe scheduled a Notice of Motion by the Crown Solicitor to be heard across the road in the King Street Annex (a classical Victorian style Court House reminiscent of the Old Bailey). The Common Law Duty Judge was Michael Adams, a front-line hatchetman for the Judicial Mafia with whom I had tangled previously when he denied me my Right to Trial by Jury in 3 actions I had against the State of New South Wales and the St. George Bank Limited in 2001, one action I had against the State Electoral Office in 2004, and one action I had against Justice Carolyn Simpson in 2005
(transcripts and judgments on my website).
At 10:15 AM in Court No. 2 of the King Street Annex, I demanded that the Notice of Motion by the Crown Solicitor be heard by a Jury. Justice Michael Adams refused to allow Trial by Jury. I told him he was "breaking the law" and " I am going to perform a Citizen's Arrest on" him. I walked to the side of the table and started approaching him.
Two large Sheriffs moved towards me and restrained me by grabbing my arms and pushing me backwards. Justice Adams ordered that I be removed and announced he would continue to hear the Crown Solicitor in my absence. I was physically taken from the Court and left in the passageway outside. I sat on the seat opposite the door while another Sheriff watched over me. I could hear arguing going on inside the Court and could see some movement through the frosted glass windows in the doors.
I and several others wore the "TRIAL BY JURY IS DEMOCRACY" T-shirts and this proved to be upsetting to Justice Adams who ordered that the T-shirts be taken off by those who were wearing them or he would have them ejected from the Court, as well. All I could hear was noise and shouting. First, John Bauskis came out through the doors in the grip of 2 tough-looking Sheriffs and bundled down the corridor and out of sight. Another of the Sheriffs came out to me several times, while all this was going on, and continually took me aside to ask me to go and tell the protesters to remove their T-shirts and stop arguing with Justice Adams. I replied that they are all Freemen and they are speaking for themselves.
At approximately 10:50 AM, I was still sitting outside the Courtroom in the company of 2 or 3 others, when the doors burst open violently and through came those 3 thugs ("Sheriffs") assaulting Peter Rutherford. A camera flash went off and a female Sheriff shouted, "Who took that photo? Who took that photo?" Nobody answered. Peter's hands were forced behind his back while they pinned him down and they handcuffed him, lifted him to his feet and wrestled him down the corridor and around the corner.
Of course, there was no media there - even though they had been well notified in the week previous and even prior to 10:00 AM. Media Silence is deafening, isn't it?
By 11:00AM, I was asked to go back into the Court where Justice Adams again denied me my Right to have a Jury determine the Crown Solicitor's Motion. I turned to the men and women in the Court and in the Gallery and said, "We're not going to see Justice in this Court. We might as well call it a day." We left and the Court was closed.
Ray Lovett and I went to the Rocks Police Station where I eventually made a statement to Detective Sergeant Gair and he made out an Incident Report of what happened, i.e.: that Justice Adams had denied me the Right to Trial by Jury which was an offence under the Imperial Acts Application Act, etc. (I had to instruct him, naturally).... and even though he initially argued that "Judges have the power to (etc)..." he did read a couple of my leaflets and then made out the report. He wrote down the number of the Report (E 27723273) but wouldn't let me sign it and would not give me a copy. I said, "Can I get a copy through Freedom of Information?" and he said, "Yes".
By way of mobile phones, Ray and I learnt that Peter and John had been taken back into Court 2 and, from there, to the Downing Centre to be held in custody. We took a taxi across town and entered the Downing Centre (a complex of courts, Sheriff's Offices and cells). I asked the fellows on the security machines where Peter and John might be.....and, just then, a lawyer came up and started asking also. We spoke and it turned out that this lawyer (Peter....?) had been appointed by Justice Adams, together with a barrister who showed up soon after. The lawyer and I spoke for a bit and they were allowed to go and see the lads (while I was not). It was getting near 5:00 PM and by that time a few more supporters had come in, including Phil Atkinson and Len Clampett. At 5:00 PM we were shunted out of the foyer and outside the complex. The others stayed another 20 minutes and Ray and I stayed on. The lawyer and the barrister eventually came out and I spoke to the lawyer while the barrister quickly left the scene without saying a word. The lawyer was keen to leave also and said that the boys had refused their offer of "help". He said they would be kept in and returned to Justice Adams in the morning at the Supreme Court...probably about 10:00 AM. My experience of being taken by the Sheriffs is that you end up (about 10:00 or 11:00 PM) at Long Bay or Silverwater.
D for DEMOCRACY DAY was an eventful one, all right. DEMOCRACY IN AUSTRALIA?????? Think again!!!!!!!!!
Yours sincerely,
John Wilson.
http://www.rightsandwrong.com.au
While manhandling Peter to eject him from Courtroom No. 2 of the King Street Court, they smashed the timber frame of a very substantial door. They threw him, face down, to the stone floor while he pleaded that his glasses be removed. These three burley thugs pinned him down and handcuffed him while another six Sheriffs (male and female) watched on.
The morning started with some 35 of us assembling at 8:30 AM and entering the Law Courts Building in Queen's Square, Sydney.
My two actions (one against the State Debt Recovery Office and the State of New South Wales and the other against the Crown Solicitor) were in Court 7C at 8:59 AM. Assistant Registrar Howe scheduled a Notice of Motion by the Crown Solicitor to be heard across the road in the King Street Annex (a classical Victorian style Court House reminiscent of the Old Bailey). The Common Law Duty Judge was Michael Adams, a front-line hatchetman for the Judicial Mafia with whom I had tangled previously when he denied me my Right to Trial by Jury in 3 actions I had against the State of New South Wales and the St. George Bank Limited in 2001, one action I had against the State Electoral Office in 2004, and one action I had against Justice Carolyn Simpson in 2005
(transcripts and judgments on my website).
At 10:15 AM in Court No. 2 of the King Street Annex, I demanded that the Notice of Motion by the Crown Solicitor be heard by a Jury. Justice Michael Adams refused to allow Trial by Jury. I told him he was "breaking the law" and " I am going to perform a Citizen's Arrest on" him. I walked to the side of the table and started approaching him.
Two large Sheriffs moved towards me and restrained me by grabbing my arms and pushing me backwards. Justice Adams ordered that I be removed and announced he would continue to hear the Crown Solicitor in my absence. I was physically taken from the Court and left in the passageway outside. I sat on the seat opposite the door while another Sheriff watched over me. I could hear arguing going on inside the Court and could see some movement through the frosted glass windows in the doors.
I and several others wore the "TRIAL BY JURY IS DEMOCRACY" T-shirts and this proved to be upsetting to Justice Adams who ordered that the T-shirts be taken off by those who were wearing them or he would have them ejected from the Court, as well. All I could hear was noise and shouting. First, John Bauskis came out through the doors in the grip of 2 tough-looking Sheriffs and bundled down the corridor and out of sight. Another of the Sheriffs came out to me several times, while all this was going on, and continually took me aside to ask me to go and tell the protesters to remove their T-shirts and stop arguing with Justice Adams. I replied that they are all Freemen and they are speaking for themselves.
At approximately 10:50 AM, I was still sitting outside the Courtroom in the company of 2 or 3 others, when the doors burst open violently and through came those 3 thugs ("Sheriffs") assaulting Peter Rutherford. A camera flash went off and a female Sheriff shouted, "Who took that photo? Who took that photo?" Nobody answered. Peter's hands were forced behind his back while they pinned him down and they handcuffed him, lifted him to his feet and wrestled him down the corridor and around the corner.
Of course, there was no media there - even though they had been well notified in the week previous and even prior to 10:00 AM. Media Silence is deafening, isn't it?
By 11:00AM, I was asked to go back into the Court where Justice Adams again denied me my Right to have a Jury determine the Crown Solicitor's Motion. I turned to the men and women in the Court and in the Gallery and said, "We're not going to see Justice in this Court. We might as well call it a day." We left and the Court was closed.
Ray Lovett and I went to the Rocks Police Station where I eventually made a statement to Detective Sergeant Gair and he made out an Incident Report of what happened, i.e.: that Justice Adams had denied me the Right to Trial by Jury which was an offence under the Imperial Acts Application Act, etc. (I had to instruct him, naturally).... and even though he initially argued that "Judges have the power to (etc)..." he did read a couple of my leaflets and then made out the report. He wrote down the number of the Report (E 27723273) but wouldn't let me sign it and would not give me a copy. I said, "Can I get a copy through Freedom of Information?" and he said, "Yes".
By way of mobile phones, Ray and I learnt that Peter and John had been taken back into Court 2 and, from there, to the Downing Centre to be held in custody. We took a taxi across town and entered the Downing Centre (a complex of courts, Sheriff's Offices and cells). I asked the fellows on the security machines where Peter and John might be.....and, just then, a lawyer came up and started asking also. We spoke and it turned out that this lawyer (Peter....?) had been appointed by Justice Adams, together with a barrister who showed up soon after. The lawyer and I spoke for a bit and they were allowed to go and see the lads (while I was not). It was getting near 5:00 PM and by that time a few more supporters had come in, including Phil Atkinson and Len Clampett. At 5:00 PM we were shunted out of the foyer and outside the complex. The others stayed another 20 minutes and Ray and I stayed on. The lawyer and the barrister eventually came out and I spoke to the lawyer while the barrister quickly left the scene without saying a word. The lawyer was keen to leave also and said that the boys had refused their offer of "help". He said they would be kept in and returned to Justice Adams in the morning at the Supreme Court...probably about 10:00 AM. My experience of being taken by the Sheriffs is that you end up (about 10:00 or 11:00 PM) at Long Bay or Silverwater.
D for DEMOCRACY DAY was an eventful one, all right. DEMOCRACY IN AUSTRALIA?????? Think again!!!!!!!!!
Yours sincerely,
John Wilson.
http://www.rightsandwrong.com.au
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