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Thursday March 12, 1997                                 S.I.S.I.S. Bulletin

BC "HUMAN RIGHTS" MINISTER ORDERS FIFTY CALIBRE WEAPONS FOR GUSTAFSEN LAKE

        The defence case continued today in Her Majesty The Queen Against
Mary Jane Pena Et Al. X043738 New Westminster Registry. Courtroom seven,
with its bullet and bombproof steel and glass curtain separating the body
of the court from the gallery, its $50,000 worth of new surveillance
cameras, a monitor and VCR for courtroom security and armed sheriffs, was
described in a March 2, Toronto Star article as a "surreal...bulletproof
glass cage resembling a giant fish tank....in stark contrast to the highly
publicized event that prompted it, there has been little media coverage of
this 8 month long trial."
        Today's proceedings in BC Supreme Court began with weapons dealer
and "consultant" Aubrey White. White testified that he received a fax from
RCMP assistant Commissioner Murray Johnston requesting two fifty calibre
belt fed machine guns. These were purchased by the RCMP for $16,000.
        Correspondence from BC's NDP Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh to
Canadian Solicitor General Herb Gray on September 15, 1995, requisitioned
"four fifty calibre Mcmillan Sniper Rifles complete with 4 x 40 Leopold
scopes, accessories and ammunition." Dosanjh also holds the portfolio as
Minister of Human Rights in BC's New Democratic Party Government.
        Dr. Bruce Clark, imprisoned counsel of choice for many of the
Ts'peten Defenders, also gave testimony today. This will be dealt with in
a separate release. Verbatim transcript of this internationally acclaimed
indigenous rights scholar and counsel's submissions will be posted to the
S.I.S.I.S. website when they become available.

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Canadian Human Rights Commission
email:info@chrc.ca

Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
Attn: Committee Members
email: ClerkComm@lass.gov.bc.ca

Ujjal Dosanjh
BC Attorney General and Minister of Human Rights
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC  V8V 1X4  Canada
Phone: (250) 387-1866  Fax: (250) 387-6411
email:nlane@galaxy.gov.bc.ca

SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Ts'peten Defence Committee
Spokespeople: Splitting the Sky - Phone/Fax: (604) 543-9661
              Bill Lightbown - Phone: (604) 251-4949
174-1472 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Salish Territory, V5L 3X9 Canada
Phone: (604) 322-7934, Fax: (604) 323-0224

Ts'peten Legal Defence Team:
Manuel Azevedo,  phone: (604) 687-0231, fax: (604) 687-0241
Margaret Clark, c/o phone: (604) 687-0231, fax: (604) 687-0241

Canadian Alliance in Solidarity with Native Peoples (CASNP)
ATTN: Kahn-tineta Horn
Phone: (416) 972-1573  Fax: (416) 972-6232
email:casnp@io.org
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