The Real World, Not Illusion
Imagine a world where ordinary people suffering institutional injustice are banned from the mainstream media and can only exist in public if they are anonymous. I have lived in that world, year after year after year.
So, what did I do then? I did something dangerous, very dangerous indeed: I had children.
Why the injustice? Well, it boils down to this: Ignorantia juris non excusat (ignorance of the law is no defence). In my case, although the judge and government's justice department had no understanding of even the basics of international law, the authorities refuse to accept such ignorance was the catalyst for my four-year-old daughter's abduction and removal from the country.
So, why the forced anonymity? Well, in 2006, a landmark Court of Appeal judgment upheld the human right to freedom of expression for a parent subjected to secret court proceedings who wanted to tell the public about their own story. Soon after the judgment, the government's justice department initiated draft legislation to put a stop to that.
Wouldn't that cause an outcry in the mainstream media? Actually, a few years later, the media hailed a head of the government's justice department as a champion of free speech even though he was still pushing through the legislation to overturn the judgment.
But surely the elected representatives in such a democracy wouldn't allow it to get through into law? Well, it's true there is a due process but prior to an election, special negotiations are invoked called the wash-up. It was by this secretive process in early 2010 that both main political parties collaborated to pass the gagging legislation into law. As such, both main political-party leaders are responsible — particularly galling are the fact I had written to both leaders and the head of the justice department about my daughter's abduction and given the political intrigue of my case, they must surely have known about it.
And the media ban? I have since found out that because of my book, legally there is no reason why they can't cover my story. It is certainly in the public interest to expose such a cover-up. But since publication, the media silence has been total.
Well then, why not get a proven anti-establishment lawyer? Been there, done that. Everything was going well, documents were handed over and the cheque sent. Then, one day, the lawyer “disappeared” without a word. Years later, I found out he lied to a colleague about it. He didn't cash the cheque, not even for the amount he had already billed.
So, who is to blame? A prime candidate is the justice department. I would also say the political leaders have questions to answer. The mainstream media have let down my family and the public, too. However, the public likes the illusion dictated by the political elite and dutifully portrayed in the media. As the public vote for this time after time after time, it seems I am locked in this Orwellian world forever.
More information can be found at my campaign site. Free eBook.
So, what did I do then? I did something dangerous, very dangerous indeed: I had children.
Why the injustice? Well, it boils down to this: Ignorantia juris non excusat (ignorance of the law is no defence). In my case, although the judge and government's justice department had no understanding of even the basics of international law, the authorities refuse to accept such ignorance was the catalyst for my four-year-old daughter's abduction and removal from the country.
So, why the forced anonymity? Well, in 2006, a landmark Court of Appeal judgment upheld the human right to freedom of expression for a parent subjected to secret court proceedings who wanted to tell the public about their own story. Soon after the judgment, the government's justice department initiated draft legislation to put a stop to that.
Wouldn't that cause an outcry in the mainstream media? Actually, a few years later, the media hailed a head of the government's justice department as a champion of free speech even though he was still pushing through the legislation to overturn the judgment.
But surely the elected representatives in such a democracy wouldn't allow it to get through into law? Well, it's true there is a due process but prior to an election, special negotiations are invoked called the wash-up. It was by this secretive process in early 2010 that both main political parties collaborated to pass the gagging legislation into law. As such, both main political-party leaders are responsible — particularly galling are the fact I had written to both leaders and the head of the justice department about my daughter's abduction and given the political intrigue of my case, they must surely have known about it.
And the media ban? I have since found out that because of my book, legally there is no reason why they can't cover my story. It is certainly in the public interest to expose such a cover-up. But since publication, the media silence has been total.
Well then, why not get a proven anti-establishment lawyer? Been there, done that. Everything was going well, documents were handed over and the cheque sent. Then, one day, the lawyer “disappeared” without a word. Years later, I found out he lied to a colleague about it. He didn't cash the cheque, not even for the amount he had already billed.
So, who is to blame? A prime candidate is the justice department. I would also say the political leaders have questions to answer. The mainstream media have let down my family and the public, too. However, the public likes the illusion dictated by the political elite and dutifully portrayed in the media. As the public vote for this time after time after time, it seems I am locked in this Orwellian world forever.
More information can be found at my campaign site. Free eBook.
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