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We start with THE LATEST NEWS IN ANDREW’S STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE FOLLOWED BY AN INTRODUCTION AND AN OUTLINE OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING ANDREW’S WORKS AND WRITINGS or you can go directly to specific pages listed on our Menu on the RIGHT
Andrew speaking at a Grand Multicutural Concert which he organised in honour of Prime Minister Keating in 1993
FINALLY Justice for Dr Andrew Theophanous:
**JULY 2006: JUDGE MORRISH DISMISSES CONSPIRACY CASE AGAINST ANDREW
On the 28th July last year, after a marathon three month Pretrial, Her Honour Judge Morrish dismissed and permanently stayed the major charge [of Conspiracy] against Dr Theophanous.This charge had been the basis of more than 75% of the Trial proceedings.
In dismissing this charge, her Honour stridently criticized certain persons from the former NCA [including the then Chairman, Mr John Broome] for concealment of critical information that should have been made available to the accused, the Judge and the Jury in the previous trial.
JUDGE CONDEMNS NCA FOR ITS ACTIONS
NCA HIDING THE TRUTH
Her Honour in her Judgment proclaimed:
“I have referred to the new facts and documents -these matters were not known at committal, trial and appeal.”
“I consider that high public policy demands condemnation of the practices that were adopted by the investigating operatives here.”
Her Honour was highly critical of the attempts to hide key documents in some cases for more than 7 years. Commenting on the final stages of this process she says:
“Even as late as today, well after the proceedings are over, further documents were delivered to the court, although not in open court.”
“I think it is a disgrace that these documents have never been disclosed to anyone before now.”
NCA COMMITTED PERJURY
Her Honour refers to the serious issues of perjury by the NCA arising from some of the documents which were forced to be revealed:
“Further, the documents reveal the real potential that a number of witnesses knowingly gave false evidence at the trial before His Honour Judge Crossley or, at the very least, gave misleading answers…”
Her Honour therefore ruled as follows:
“After careful consideration of the evidence and all of the submissions that were made to me, in all the circumstances I am satisfied that there is only one appropriate outcome on the dismissal application. In my judgment the interests of justice require me to dismiss the charge pursuant to s.86(7).
Read about THE ONGOING BATTLE TO REVEAL THE TRUTH. See Web Pages : Judge Dismisses Charges and Judge Condemns NCA. See also Web page : Full Transcript of Her Honour’s Judgment.
**JUNE 2007: CITIZENS’ PETITION TO THE PM FOR A PUBLIC ENQUIRY
On 4th June 2007, Dr Kathryn Eriksson - wife of Dr Theophanous - together with Mr Christopher Dane QC [who represented Dr Andrew Theophanous in part of the proceedings] - went to Canberra to present a Petition with the 430 original signatures and other information to the Prime Minister.
The Petition is intended to bring to the attention of Mr Howard the serious issues which arose out of the Pretrial Hearings before Her Honour Judge Morrish and which have been discussed in detail in this and the previous section. The Petition is based on the fact that Her Honour dismissed and permanently stayed the major charge [of Conspiracy] against Dr Theophanous on the 28th July 2006.
Of the 430 original signatories, more than 250 are people of standing in the community - ethnic leaders, mayors and councillors, professionals, business executives, academics etc. The remainder are concerned citizens.
As we have seen, Her Honour stridently criticized certain persons from the former NCA [including the then Chairman, Mr John Broome] for concealment of critical information and for putting forward false information. The Petition was publicized in the ethnic media, local media and in the AGE as follows:
The text of the Petition is given in WEb Page HUNDREDS SIGN PETITION TO THE PRIME MINISTER FOR AN ENQUIRY
**AUGUST 7th 2007: FEDERAL LABOR PARTY ACTS> SHADOW ATTORNEY GENERAL JOE LUDWIG REFERS NCA BEHAVIOUR TO NEW ANTI CORRUPTION WATCHDOG CALLED THE ”Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity” ACLEI
In his letter to Dr Eriksson on 30th June, Mr Ludwig states his reasons for making the reference to ACLEI, on behalf of all the members of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, as follows: “I agree that Judge Morrish raises very serious questions of propriety. These are questions which should be dealt with and answered.”
[For more details, see Web Page Recent Developments ]
**AUGUST 13th 2007: CHANNEL NINE NEWS RUNS MAJOR PROGRAM RELATING TO ANDREW’S INNOCENCE
CHANNEL NINE NEWS HOME > NATIONAL NEWS
Disgraced former MP ‘was framed’
Monday Aug 13 18:00 AEST By Paul Kennedy, National Nine News
“The campaign by disgraced former Federal MP Andrew Theophanous to clear his name has won significant support.
The Labor Party and the Democrats are calling for an anti-corruption inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment in 2002.
Dr Theophanous has always claimed he was persecuted.
Retired Member of Parliament and NCA overseer Neil O’Keefe believes Dr Theophanous should be pardoned.
“I personally believe he was framed,” Mr O’Keefe said.
“Was it a conspiracy or a stuff up? Was it political?”
[For remainder of this story, see Web Page Recent Developments]
**SEPTEMBER 2007: HOWARD GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO PETITION:OFFICIALLY REFERS ISSUE TO ANTI CORRUPTION WATCHDOG
PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED IN LATE SEPTEMBER BY DR KATHRYN ERIKSSON
HOWARD GOVT OFFICIALLY REFERS NCA MISCONDUCT AGAINST DR ANDREW THEOPHANOUS TO ANTI-CORRUPTION WATCHDOG
The Minister for Justice in the Howard Government, Senator David Johnston has officially referred the allegations of misconduct by the former NCA against Dr Theophanous to the Federal anti-corruption commission, ACLEI [Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity]. This follows similar action by the Federal Labor Party, and support for an enquiry from the Australian Democrats.
Minister Johnston, in forwarding the reference to the Head of ACLEI, Mr Philip Moss, stated: “Please find a letter from Dr Kathryn Eriksson that includes allegations about possible corrupt conduct by former officers of the National Crime Authority regarding Dr Andrew Theophanous.
Under section 18 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, I refer Dr Eriksson’s allegations to you for investigation”.
This is a special provision in the Act which allows the Minister to officially and directly refer serious matters for investigation by ACLEI.
[For remainder of this story, see Web Page Recent Developments]
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IN THIS WEB SITE you will find not only details about Andrew’s case and his struggles, but also a comprehensive BIOGRAPHY of his life, his political work and his writings . Thus we have the following PARTS of the Web Site:
◊RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ANDREW’S STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE
Why Judge Morrish threw out the Main Charge of Conspiracy in July 2006
Why Judge Morrish condemned the National Crime Authority for what they did to Andrew.
Details of the cover ups, lies and other unlawful actions of the NCA
Why hundreds of Australians have signed a Petition to the Prime Minister demanding an enquiry into the NCA’s actions
◊A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THE THEOPHANOUS CASE
See Web Pages under the Part Section THE UNFAIR TRIAL AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
◊EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF ANDREW’S WORK IN THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT, including:
* A personal Biography
* An Account of Andrew’s Parliamentary work over 21 years
* An Official Parliamentary Biography
* Andrew’s Battles on Immigration and Refugee Policy
* The Historic Decision on Saving the 45,000 Chinese Students
* The National Multiculrural Support Group
* The Australian Bill of Rights - Andrew’s Draft Bill
* The Theophanous Defamation Precedent and the Right to Free Speech
Prime Minister Paul Keating launching Andrew’s book, Understanding Multiculturalism and Australian Identity in December 1995
◊DETAILS OF ANDREW’S WRITTEN WORKS on:
* Multiculturalism, Immigration Policy and Refugees
* Social Justice in theory and practice
* Globalisation and other Political Theory issues
* Philosophy, Metaphysics and Religious Thought
◊ ANDREW’ WORK ON FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES
* Croatia and Bosnia
* The Cyprus Issue
*The Asia Pacific Region
◊AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORK IN THE ELECTORATES OF BURKE AND CALWELL OVER 21 YEARS
Andrew has promoted Education, Healtgh, Welfare, Industry Development, Multiculturalism and Environmental Protection in the range of suburbs he has represented in the North and West of Melbourne. This has included Andrew’s promotion of a large range of local infrastructure projects and support of community isses.
Andrew is here pictured participating in a rally to achieve the undergrouding of the St Albans Railway - which has been the cause of many accidents
MORE INFORMATION ON ANDREW DIRECT FROM THE INTERNET:
LINKS TO ANDREW’S EARLIER PARLIAMENTARY WEB SITE COMPLETED IN 2001
ELECTORATE | IMMIGRATION | PRESS STATEMENTS
REFUGEES | SPEECHES | U.N - FOREIGN AFFAIRS | PHOTOGRAPHS
List of Speeches | LEGISLATION
Andrew presenting Certificates of Recognition to Community workers and Volunteers in the electorate of Calwell in 2001
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