Legal aid is so hamstrung that lawyers with the service took rare industrial action the other day in Melbourne au.That didn't stop my application for full service being approved.I've been an incapacitated invalid pensioner for 20 years apart from a brief career as a motorcycle courier.After a three agency,two nations police raid that led to laptop confiscation over a year ago,I was finally charged with 2 counts of threats to kill police and 2 of using a device to menace.Both relating to posts made at www.indymedia.org  melbourne Au law is based on english and differs in some respects from the US.(Interestingly the UK has recently rolled back its common law protections to pre magna carta levels.)There will be a 'mention' shortly that I wont have to attend, then the trial date will be set.I haven't met my counsel yet and look forward to that soon.
The prosecutions discovery consists of breathtaking and bloodcurdling allegations backed up with a copy of one 2 hour old e-mail copy(!) of a BBS post and a screen dump of another post that appears undated.Also record of an interview where no admissions where made.Possibly enough to hang,draw and quarter me,or at least put me away for 10 years.The alleged offences occurred prior to 9-11.It should be an entertaining trial that should answer some curiosity about the security of direct posting to BBS's like Indymedia.Also the micky mouse victorian police will get ripped to shreds on cross if I have any say in our trial strategy.I'm reading up on great law books by authors like Gerry ?,the ruby ridge,guy.Geoffry Robertson,john Mortimer and sandy sandfart.Not to mention Anton C...
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