Jon - "Cowardly and wrong"

 

Mick - You have a reputation as a person with some legal experience. Do you think providing evidence for these accusations is too much to ask?

Jon - "You are rejected".

 

Mick - Is that an official or personal statement? You are no longer President of the Legal Council (NT) and this matter has been dealt with, as frankly, I couldn't be bothered pursuing the issue. A group that includes Mr Spazzapan as a member of its Council, is hardly a credible avenue for redress and unlike yourself we have more important matters to consider.

 

Jon -"Climbing onto the back of black politics in an effort to find legitimacy is pathetic."

 

Mick - A classic case of projection, given your silence over the increased rate of incarceration Aboriginal people have suffered under a NT Labor government welcomed by the Law Society (NT).

You also insult the Belyuen Community and the Singh family (traditional owners of the Kenbi region) with that accusation.

http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/Kenbi-Claim-shell-game.htm

Aboriginal people are not some discrete political issue. They are our friends, partners, family, co-activists...

To many people, NT Labor's continuation of the Country Liberal Party's dry season harassment of Aboriginal people through the use of Aboriginal agencies, falls into the category of climbing onto the back of black politics in an effort to find legitimacy..."

And where was your outrage when the NT Labor party started blaming marijuana for Aboriginal suicides and violence, in order to 'legitimise' their anti-marijuana campaign and whitewash the real causes?

I agree with you "...(it) is pathetic."

 

It seems only non-Aboriginal people can move to the cities without facing repression

Yes. The World was shocked by my cavalier treatment of these humanistic, legal luminaries.

If I make a mistake in an article, I am pleased to have it pointed out. I don't want inaccuracies on our web site.

I was present at the occasions described in the article, whereas you were not.
I suggest you seek some legal advice on how this reality impacts upon our respective credibility as witnesses.

Try http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/NT-Parliament-Invasion-Defence.htm

This is the State and legal system you defend -- as you attack us.

73. The NT Attorney General -- Peter ("Head-kicker") Toyne, who denied making statements (recorded in Hansard) under oath, was given far more 'assistance' from the Magistrate than other witnesses. Developing 'a line of questioning' was almost impossible, with interjections from the Police Prosecutor contributing to the Defendant's difficulties.

125. The Applicant can not be accused of failing to use legal avenues to seek redress, a public accusation made by the NT Attorney General, Peter Toyne on ABC radio, regarding the Defendants.

129. Attempts to bring NT Attorney General Peter Toyne's comments on the trial - (which the Applicant believes amount to Contempt of Court) -- to the attention of the Courts have yet to meet with success.

130. "...NT Attorney General Peter Toyne, has emulated his CLP predecessor Denis Burke, by discussing ongoing court cases publicly."

NT ABC radio internal transcript

"...Peter Toyne has called on the Network Against Prohibition to GROW UP and start using the democratic process available to all citizens."

"NAP's Gary Meyerhoff says it obtained subpoenas to have senior police and politicians appear in court cases involving its members."

"So far subpoenas have been served on the Chief Minister Clare Martin, Syd Stirling, Loraine Braham, Denis Burke and Peter Toyne ...with more yet to be served."

"Mr Toyne says while he'll show up, he's fed up with the actions of the group."

"...I think people here in the Northern Territory are getting heartily sick of Gary Meyerhoff and his group and their total disrespect for every institution that holds our community together whether it be the parliament or the procedure that they're now entering in to I'm more than happy to describe what happened on the day that parliament was invaded."

131. A simple comparison with the remarks that led to Former CLP Leader, Denis Burke's conviction for contempt -- would see ample grounds for such an action.

Toyne went much further.

 

JUSTICE MURRAY WILCOX, FEDERAL COURT: The principles concerned in contempt of court cover several matters. One of these is the protection of litigants from improper pressure to abandon or discontinue claims or defences. The law does not countenance intimidation of litigants or their being subjected to public obloquy or abuse to defend their rights." 24/7/2001 - Source

 

...thereby avoiding a belief that you and the Law Society are politically biased. A belief compounded by your attack on political activists facing imprisonment for protesting the criminality and discrimination in the system you serve.

See - http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/Ombudsman.htm

And who could forget your stirring summation of the NT CLP defeat?

ABC Online - NT Law Society welcomes a future Labor Govt

 

PARIAH (and NAP) have demonstrably more political independence than you people.

http://www.country-liberal-party.com/incarc_p7.htm

http://www.country-liberal-party.com/incarc_title.htm

Jon your attack is unprofessional, non-legalistic, illogical, emotive, insulting, prejudicial and hypocritical. Such an attack coming from the former head of the Legal Society (NT) and a practicing QC, only reinforces the validity of our accusations regarding the bigotry, political discrimination and incestuous legal system, we must contend with in the Northern Territory.

You obviously do not believe that common courtesy should be extended to people such as ourselves and that the extrajudicial treatment we face is permissable, given the sacred cow status you now enjoy under NT Labor.

And you dare to call us "pathetic?"

Your "sympathy" hasn't done much good for the Aboriginal people impacted by NT Labor's continuation of racist policies, so we can probably survive without it.

 

As a matter of courtesy a reply is expected. I know you will prefer a public exchange in contrast to the "...dark system of secret government..." you describe -- the one that miraculously vanished when the Country Liberal Party were ousted.

 

yours sincerely

Mick Lambe - Coordinator: PARIAH
http://humanists.net/wasm/fanny.htm

 

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