[Free-sklyarov-uk] Flyer
Richard Kay
rich at copsewood.net
Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:34:08 -0400
On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 02:25:14PM +0100, Anton Chterenlikht wrote:
> Yes, it is very good, but we cannot possibly fit this all in one flyer. We can print this
> separatelly or put only some parts ex. "His crime, to speak truths that were unpopular with
> powerful groups funding the political apparatus."
>
> About an open letter to the ambassador; I think we can use Richard Kay's letter as a base (
> http://www.xenoclast.org/free-sklyarov-uk/2001-July/000027.html )
> , maybe slightly changed. Is it ok, Richard?
Yes certainly.
Regards,
Richard
>
> anton
>
> Richard Kay wrote:
>
> > I thought Alan Cox's view below very hard hitting and
> > straightforward. How about including (a possibly slightly
> > edited version or extract from ) this ? (Is this OK Alan ?)
> >
> > http://www.linux.org.uk/diary/thoughts.html
> >
> > Richard K.
> > rich at copsewood.net
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > Researcher Detained By Government Agents
> >
> > A brilliant young researcher who was invited to give a talk on the other
> > side of the former iron curtain has been detained by government agents.
> > As he left for the airport following the event he was seized and is now
> > being held without even a bail hearing having occurred.
> >
> > His crime, to speak truths that were unpopular with powerful groups
> > funding the political apparatus.
> >
> > While his wife and young children are left in tears desperate for
> > information he faces five years in jail under a law pushed through by
> > politicians bribed hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so. Even the
> > prosecutor is tangled in this twisted mess. He has promotion to the head
> > of the government internal security sevice resting on how he handles
> > this case.
> >
> > A series of protests have begun. Even right thinking natives are
> > organising protests against this abuse of the values of freedom we all
> > hold dear.
> >
> > This dreadful warning to anyone thinking of crossing to police states on
> > the wrong side of the former iron curtain has already sent conference
> > organisers scrambling to move their events. One conference has already
> > relocated for next year, fearing further attacks.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>
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