John Gill and Freedom of Speech on Trial Tomorrow

international | rights, freedoms and repression | news report

Wednesday October 04, 2006 12:36

by mac consaidin - A Victim of Legalised Crime

In High Court, Four Courts Dublin 1, at 10.30am on Thursday 5th Oct (tomorrow)

Tomorrow at 10.30 in High Court a very important case will commence. At issue is the right of citizens to speak out without fear, when they have been abused and damaged by the Irish legal system, its courts, judges, officers (solicitors) or officials. At issue is the VLPS movements campaign for a legal ombudsman, for an end to self-regulation by legal professions, for reform of the practise of law in this country and for the "outing" of lawyers who abuse the privileges of their professional positions to amass fortunes through insider knowledge etc in property development. At issue also, and most importantly, is the freedom of the internet. Whether all this is decided tomorrow and how it is decided, may depend on how much support is seen at the Four Courts tomorrow. Be there!

Tomorrow morning, at 10.30, John Gill of the VLPS is a defendant in a libel suite taken against him and others by Jayne Mansfield, a barrister. John Gill is accused of posting a comment about Ms Mansfield on the Rateyoursolicitor.com website alleging that she is a sociable outgoing young lady or words to that effect.

John Gill has never met Ms Mansfield, Knows nothing about her, has no knowledge of computers and has no control over any web site. Jayne Mansfield, herself has said to John Gill that she knows the person who put up the post and it was a man known to her from Dundalk.

Suing John Gill in this matter is a travesty. In reality it is a contrivance by the Courts, Bar Council and Law Society to stop their victims from speaking out about what goes on in their courts and offices around the country.

John Gill has been in court, representing himself and others against injustice on innumerable occasions. A number of members of VLPS and supporters of John Gill have been sent to prison for contempt over the past two years. They were abandoned in prison for weeks by so called legal professionals. Some of these legal professionals altered documents to take control of property. John Gill single handedly approached the courts and embarrassed them into releasing these men. They did not have to purge their contempt. In the case of John McMahon, featured on Sunday World last week, he has resumed his stand to defeat the Court Order to remove him from his family's land in Castleblaney.

John Gill is one of the most courageous and eloquent characters to grace an Irish Court since Daniel O'Connell. He fought successfully against theft of property from himself and subsequently, committed himself to fighting the same issues for everyone who seeks his help or support. He is indefatigable and has traversed every county in Ireland over the past two years meeting people who were previously in despair about getting justice or getting their story heard. He has many, many supporters, at home and abroad. All those who have been effected by unscrupulous lawyers and judges, false titles, false wills, "disappeared" documents, gross overcharging, arrogance and bullying. John Gill will represent himself tomorrow, as he always does, against the entire legal system. However, he has the backroom support of a number of Irish Law Graduates and International Lawyers and he will win tomorrow. He will win because he has Right & Justice and hundreds of staunch supporters on his side.

He will also win because he has nothing to do with www.Rate-your-solicitor.com and had absolutely nothing to do with the posting of comments there about Jayne Mansfield. He is totally innocent of the charge alleged.

From the public's point of view, and particularly those of the public who believe in freedom of speech on the internet and believe in open sites such as indymedia, and rateyoursolicitor, it is most important that John Gill wins tomorrow.

Support outside and inside the Four Courts will ensure a good outcome. Hope to see you all there!
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