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From http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/freebrucerobinson/index.html :
Free Bruce Robinson!
Bruce and his supporters are asking that you petition to have him released from prison on bail.
On the 14th February 2006, Bruce Robinson was arrested and charged for unintentionally causing the collapse, on 28th January 2006, of an exhibition building that killed 65 people and injured more than 170. The basis for the arrest was that the building was 51% owned by Expocentres Eastern Europe Limited, the company Bruce Robinson was the Polish Managing Director for. Other shareholders include the City of Katowice and The Polish State Treasury. If found guilty, Bruce Robinson faces 8 years of incarceration in a Polish Prison.
The building was only 6 years old, built with all the relevant permissions by the previous shareholders (City of Katowice and The Polish State Treasury). The investment by Expocentres Eastern Europe Limited was made in 2001; one year after the building was completed.
Since Bruce?s arrest it has been determined that the building which collapsed was constructed poorly, and this was the reason for it collapsing.
Bruce has been given no definitive date for his trial. There have now been 9 men arrested and charged with offences to do with this catastrophe.
The Helsinki Foundation (http://www.hfhrpol.waw.pl) has sent an extensive opinion to the Court of Appeals in which they have confirmed Bruce Robinson has been subject to violations of his fundamental human rights under Polish penal law, the Polish Constitution as well as European Conventions and Treaties. They have requested a discontinuation of the ?temporary arrest? order.
The main violations relate to the legal proceedings of the case. These include the denial of access to his legal representation Mr. Grzegorz Slyszyk at key periods during his confinement, not being permitted to attend his own court hearings, inaccurate translations of documents and the ongoing denial of bail.
Under the Polish penal system prisoners under ?temporary arrest? face considerably harsher conditions than convicted criminals. Bruce Robinson for the last 11 months has shared, for 23 hours a day, a 15 square metre cell that has one basin and toilet with 7 other inmates. They are permitted 1 hour of exercise per day and 1 shower per week.
Until the involvement of the Helsinki Foundation he had only been allowed 2 phone calls home to his children aged 13, 6 and 3 and visits from his lawyer, a representative from the New Zealand Embassy in Warsaw and his parents who had travelled from New Zealand. All other requests from visitors had been denied and correspondence to and from him is subject to review by the Prosecutors office.
In December 2006 the Helsinki Foundation became formally involved in the case. Since this time Bruce Robinson has been granted weekly phone calls to his family in New Zealand and 1 visitor per fortnight, subject to the approval of the Prosecutor.
In addition the Fair Trials Abroad organisation (http://www.fairtrialsabroad.org) who works to promote fair trials, according to international standards of justice, for those facing criminal charges in a country other than their own is also supporting the case.
The Polish legal system only runs trial proceeding for approximately 1 or 2 days a month. It is estimated that the investigation and trial will take four years. Under the Polish rules for ?good behaviour? Bruce may potentially serve the maximum sentence before his innocence or guilt is determined by the court.
All that Bruce, his family, friends and legal representative want is for him to be granted bail at his next bail hearing on February 21st 2007. Bruce will remain in Poland to defend the charges against him and serve any sentence should the charges against him be substantiated. Currently he has been ?presumed guilty? and incarcerated without a trial.
This petition will be sent to the NZ Government and request that they fight for bail for their citizen. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR BRUCE TO BE FREED OF ALL HIS CHARGES. We want his human rights questioned by the NZ Government to the Polish Authorities and support the Human Rights organisations who are helping Bruce.
Please sign this petition to support Bruce Robinsons appeal to be freed from prison.
Thanks for your support!
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This is appaling. I'm sure this community can help!
Free Bruce Robinson!
Bruce and his supporters are asking that you petition to have him released from prison on bail.
On the 14th February 2006, Bruce Robinson was arrested and charged for unintentionally causing the collapse, on 28th January 2006, of an exhibition building that killed 65 people and injured more than 170. The basis for the arrest was that the building was 51% owned by Expocentres Eastern Europe Limited, the company Bruce Robinson was the Polish Managing Director for. Other shareholders include the City of Katowice and The Polish State Treasury. If found guilty, Bruce Robinson faces 8 years of incarceration in a Polish Prison.
The building was only 6 years old, built with all the relevant permissions by the previous shareholders (City of Katowice and The Polish State Treasury). The investment by Expocentres Eastern Europe Limited was made in 2001; one year after the building was completed.
Since Bruce?s arrest it has been determined that the building which collapsed was constructed poorly, and this was the reason for it collapsing.
Bruce has been given no definitive date for his trial. There have now been 9 men arrested and charged with offences to do with this catastrophe.
The Helsinki Foundation (http://www.hfhrpol.waw.pl) has sent an extensive opinion to the Court of Appeals in which they have confirmed Bruce Robinson has been subject to violations of his fundamental human rights under Polish penal law, the Polish Constitution as well as European Conventions and Treaties. They have requested a discontinuation of the ?temporary arrest? order.
The main violations relate to the legal proceedings of the case. These include the denial of access to his legal representation Mr. Grzegorz Slyszyk at key periods during his confinement, not being permitted to attend his own court hearings, inaccurate translations of documents and the ongoing denial of bail.
Under the Polish penal system prisoners under ?temporary arrest? face considerably harsher conditions than convicted criminals. Bruce Robinson for the last 11 months has shared, for 23 hours a day, a 15 square metre cell that has one basin and toilet with 7 other inmates. They are permitted 1 hour of exercise per day and 1 shower per week.
Until the involvement of the Helsinki Foundation he had only been allowed 2 phone calls home to his children aged 13, 6 and 3 and visits from his lawyer, a representative from the New Zealand Embassy in Warsaw and his parents who had travelled from New Zealand. All other requests from visitors had been denied and correspondence to and from him is subject to review by the Prosecutors office.
In December 2006 the Helsinki Foundation became formally involved in the case. Since this time Bruce Robinson has been granted weekly phone calls to his family in New Zealand and 1 visitor per fortnight, subject to the approval of the Prosecutor.
In addition the Fair Trials Abroad organisation (http://www.fairtrialsabroad.org) who works to promote fair trials, according to international standards of justice, for those facing criminal charges in a country other than their own is also supporting the case.
The Polish legal system only runs trial proceeding for approximately 1 or 2 days a month. It is estimated that the investigation and trial will take four years. Under the Polish rules for ?good behaviour? Bruce may potentially serve the maximum sentence before his innocence or guilt is determined by the court.
All that Bruce, his family, friends and legal representative want is for him to be granted bail at his next bail hearing on February 21st 2007. Bruce will remain in Poland to defend the charges against him and serve any sentence should the charges against him be substantiated. Currently he has been ?presumed guilty? and incarcerated without a trial.
This petition will be sent to the NZ Government and request that they fight for bail for their citizen. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR BRUCE TO BE FREED OF ALL HIS CHARGES. We want his human rights questioned by the NZ Government to the Polish Authorities and support the Human Rights organisations who are helping Bruce.
Please sign this petition to support Bruce Robinsons appeal to be freed from prison.
Thanks for your support!
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This is appaling. I'm sure this community can help!