Mordechai Vanunu the Israeli whistleblower who revealed Israel's weapons of mass destruction in 1986 and was released from prison in 2004 faces another court appearance in January 2006. He emails with the following appeal:
'My Dear Friends. On 15 January 2006 I will stand trial in the Israeli court. I will be charged with 21 counts of speaking or meeting with foreigners, which Israeli has said I am not allowed to do. These restrictions were imposed on me on 21 April 2004 upon my release from 18 years isolation in prison. I am asking all of my friends and supporters all over the world to help and support me in this very important case. I think this trail will concentrate on the issue of freedom of speech. What I need from you is to send information about your country's history, experience, and expertise in freedom of speech cases. These will help set a precedent from other countries and will act as an example for Israel's democratic system to follow. I would also like to have examples from the earliest democratic states such as Greece and the Roman Republic. I would also like to have examples from speeches of the Greek philosophers such as Pluto, Socrates, and Aristotle. Further, if you know about anybody who was prosecuted for their freedom of speech in this modern age, please find out his/her defence and argues (poems would be welcome as well) and send them on to me. All of this will be sent to my lawyer it will be presented by me during the trial.
I think this will be a landmark trial because we are challenging Israel's democracy to prove that these restrictions are contrary to the democratic standard all over the world. It is the right of every human being to exercise his/her freedom of speech without any restrictions.
Thank you very much for you help. We hope to succeed in our stand against this barbaric order.'
Messages of support and greetings to Mordechai at:
St. George's Cathedral, 20n Nablus road, PO Box 19018, Jerusalem 91180
or
vmjc1854@gmail.com
I think this will be a landmark trial because we are challenging Israel's democracy to prove that these restrictions are contrary to the democratic standard all over the world. It is the right of every human being to exercise his/her freedom of speech without any restrictions.
Thank you very much for you help. We hope to succeed in our stand against this barbaric order.'
Messages of support and greetings to Mordechai at:
St. George's Cathedral, 20n Nablus road, PO Box 19018, Jerusalem 91180
or
vmjc1854@gmail.com
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