I have posted around the Blogosphere,in Australia, about the case of Scott Parkin. A political peace ,activist from Houston,Texas, who visited this country and was deported as a threat to national security. It was leaked through a national paper that he had been involved in behaviour that sounds far from peacefull.
My concern relates to the 'secrecy' of his case, in what I imagined was a democracy. Attourney-general Ruddock refused to tell us why this bloke was picked up, put in solitary confinement and asked to pay around 8,000 dollars for the experience.
Then came a leak from Greg Sheridan of The Australian. Allegations totally denied by Parkin and associates. He is deemed a foreigner and not worthy of a fair go. Due process is falling down in this country. This is not the first case, but indicative of a lock up without law mentality and SECRECY. I believe we are moving towards a police state. With the sad compliance of the Labor Party.
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the CONFUSION of our government embarrasses me when they they want us to be pro-American, but in the case of Mr Parkin they are not.
Thanks Brownie and guambat. Scott Parkins situation was yet another wake up call. He has 'only' a large dept to pay if he chooses to re-enter our so called democracy.
Detention without charge has become an established norm ,in our country, for "foreigners",like Scott and many, luckless asylumn seekers.
Looks like a template for arrests at home, as the so called war on terrorism, merges with the dislike of fair protest at government policy.
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