| We will be gathering in front of the ACT Supreme Court in the park between Knowles Pl and London Cct at 9.30am, on Monday 17th May to support Bernard and Witness K. Bernard’s hearing against the secrecy in his trial begins on that day.Speakers at the rally will be: Sophie Singh, from the Refugee Action Campaign ACT steering committee, Bishop George Browning, former Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Kieran Pender, senior lawyer from the Human Rights Legal Centre; and Kristine Klugman, President of Civil Liberties Australia. It is outrageous that these prosecutions are continuing, along with that of ADF whistleblower David McBride.A justice system in a democratic society must be open, not be used in a political way to hide misdeeds and not be used to punish people who have done no wrong. These prosecutions fail on all these counts and the trust in our legal system is being harmed as a result. Christopher Knaus, Guardian, 4 May, Secret Australian prosecution ‘unprecedented’ and must not happen again, watchdog told. We hope to see you on Monday at the Court.For justice and democracy |