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John Bowden Update

gov | 21.09.2007 14:19 | Repression

John is being moved to the open prison HMP Noranside, intead of Castle Huntly where he was held before the smear of Matthew Stillman that anarchism=terrorism.

I can't find any open prison further away from Johns core supporters and friends and family than HMP Noranside, presumably neither could the SPS.
John has been promised an investigation into Stillmans false allegations for months by the Scottish Social Services Council ( Compass House, 11 Riverside Drive, Dundee DD1 4NY  enquiries@sssc.uk.com ) and yet they have failed to respond to his lone voice.

Johns life has been blighted for the past year for refusing to condemn the Anarchist Black Cross as terrorists. Other more ameniable prisoners are subject to this sort of political harassment every day. If you object to this, you could write to the SSSC or to Johns newest MP and MSP,
Mike Weir MP, 16 Brothock Bridge, Arbroath
Andrew Welsh MSP, 31 Market Place, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 1HR

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about time, now lets get him out on licence

22.09.2007 17:08

this is wicked news, thought after that woman wrote that report, he would have been back in an open as soon as.

shame tho, that its so far away, esp if like you say a lot of his support stuff is near Dundee or b4 Edinburugh.

Think solidarity is worldwide tho, apart from some kinda reaactionary anarchists on forums, etc, he seems to get a lot of support.

If it was not for Matt Stillman, now under investigation - hope he pays the price for pointless further punishment of a man for petty revenge reasons,etc, i reckon John would have got his parole and been out.

After all, he has proved he is no danger to the public, what with weekends home, and even before was in castle huntley was on work outside with mentally vunerable ppl or something, so has proved he is no danger to the public.

Also has served just over his reccomended life scentence, etc, and if he was not being used as a
POLITICAL HOSTAGE, cos of his class-struggle anarchist views and his solidarity with cons and varied types of prison resist work, etc,

Let's get him free soon.

m caroline F.T.S.
mail e-mail: kj10680@yahoo.co.uk


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