From Norman Scarth:
A man who calls himself ‘John O’ [O’Sullivan, I think],
publishes a weekly newsletter ‘MOJUK’ [Miscarriages of Justice UK], in which he prints [without casting any
doubt] the stories of men & women in [prison who claim to be innocent [no doubt they are]. He will publish nothing of me – not even in his list of 20 or so ‘hostages’
at the end, asking that people should write supportive letters to give them hope. He
as also insulted me in a letter & on the phone, accusing me of lying – though he still sends an occasional
note, asking me to let him know the latest! Why should he publish the stories
of others, but not mine?
It was in Mojuk that I read the story of Jake Mawhinney & his son, both serving life for murder in Long Lartin
Prison, both claiming to be innocent. I wrote to Jake, he wrote back, & below
are the last two paragraphs of Jake’s letter of 28/8/2004.
“I wrote to John O asking why he did not publish your name in his leaflet. He appears to have the greatest respect for you, & says you are a prolific campaigner
of [against] injustice. He had only kind words to say about you. “However, he did explain that he felt you had been convicted through the
due process of law, & although you were aggrieved at how that came about, you were not totally innocent. It is a ‘Travesty of Justice’, as to how someone of your age can be treated
in such a manner but not necessarily a ‘Miscarriage of Justice’.”
[My emphasis.]
“He had only kind words to say about you” –
then goes on to print most poisonous lies!
“…you had been convicted through the due process of law…”
he says. So why the newsletter at all, when that applies to ALL
those whose stories he publishes, including Jake & his son?
“…you were not totally innocent.” [How on earth does he know?] There speaks the £300,000
grant that John O got from the lottery for supporting Asylum Seekers! Without
doubt, the massive grant was on condition he did not mention me! “It
is a Travesty of Justice, but not a Miscarriage of Justice.” Travesty
or Miscarriage – what’s the difference?
I am grateful that Jake wrote to ‘John O’, but am puzzled by Jake’s letter to me. Is he simply quoting the words of John O, for my information, or has he swallowed those poisonous words?
This, coming after James Todd – who used to praise me highly in his newsletter VOMIT. He now publishes lies & sneers about me – saying that emails about me would be deleted unread. “He is taking space needed for more deserving cases” said Todd.
Then the treachery of John Stratford, a most persuasive man. November
2003 he arrived on the scene as though he were St George & the 7th Cavalry rolled into one, promising “I’ll
have you out within weeks.” I warned him against optimism, telling him
we were fighting very powerful people, but I was grateful for his enthusiasm. A
few months later I spoke to him on the telephone, asking him to let me have copies of scores of wonderful letters of support,
& telephone numbers of people who had contacted him, anxious to make contact with me.
He told me he had told me he had sent them to this lawyer ‘who was going to get me out within weeks’, but
had not kept copies for himself or me! It was like sending the plans for D-Day
direct to Hitler! He then said that he would do no more for me, that I was on
my own, & slammed the receiver down on me. Later he confessed to Tony that
he had not sent the letters to the solicitor, but that his son Kurt, a successful businessman, had destroyed
them all, & every other word about me!
Now, the knife in the stomach from Duncan Shields: He put up a wonderful
website Petition about me in January, giving me a great lift, saying “You are number one priority for 2004.” He said, “Ring me any time you feel the need for a chat.” In May he started to turn hostile, & on 5 Sept. said, “Don’t ring me any more!” He accused me of being a member of the British National Party. Quite untrue – but if it were true, are they any worse than the evil
gangsters who run the country?
I am a captured, caged & defenceless animal, at the mercy of monsters. Bad
enough that they should attack me, but it is enough to drive someone to insanity when those who claim to be
supporters, &/or fellow victims join in! Those above are not the only ones. From first learning of the corruption in the civil courts, I travelled all over the
country supporting other victims, taking no payment.
One was Geoffrey Scriven: I travelled to Manchester, Warrington, Stockport
& the Royal Courts of [In]Justice many times as his ‘lay legal adviser’. It was he who first quoted my war record in court [I had never done so.] After the attack of 8th August I was under unlawful, unofficial but very effective ‘House
Arrest’, imprisoned by justifiable fear [I am not a timid man.] About
October 1999, there was a meeting at my home of the area co-ordinators of the Litigants In Person society. Because Geoffrey Scriven [who was not even a member at the time] was at risk of being imprisoned
for contempt of court [or something similar], I put forward a motion that he be made President of LIPS. It was agreed & he has been President ever since.
Though he had been helpful to me in the past, soon after my arrest he made vicious attacks on me, poisoning the minds
of many of my supporters, including [I think, Chris Fogarty.] Why, oh
why, oh why should he do this? I now learn that he himself was
imprisoned recently, but has now been released.
Am I really the nastiest man in England, deserving to die in prison? If
so, the sooner the better!
13/9/04
