Appeal hearing 10.30 a.m. September 9, 2011, Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, Court Room 5.

In the ongoing case of British injustice, “Justice” Wyn Williams of the Royal Courts of Justice, London, UK, has twice denied 85 year old Norman Scarth his common law right to bail, and twice refused to order that he receive his prescription pain medications which are deliberately being denied him by all prison and health officials, and relevant regulatory authorities. Complicit are all officials, from the Health Officer of Leeds Prison, PALS NHS Leeds, Leeds Prison Governor, Paul Baker, HM Inspector of Prisons, Nick Hardwick, Dr. Peter Selby of the Independent Monitoring Board, Michael Spurr of N.O.M.S, and Crispin Blunt, Prisons Minister, and more. In addition, all members of the British parliament have been advised of this situation, including the Secretary of State for Justice and the Prime Minister – several times.

Despite his requests, frail Norman Scarth has also been denied access to a qualified physician since his incarceration on July 26, 2011.

The public is demanding a Public Inquiry, as it is felt that this is a conspiracy to torture an 85 year old man with intent to cause premature death, as Mr. Scarth has been outspoken about the judiciary and British legal system in the past. There would appear to be no freedom of speech in the United Kingdom, despite the government’s claims to the contrary. Supporters of Mr. Scarth have put all those in government on notice regarding corporate homicide and their personal roles in failure in duty of care and wilful blindness. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/28/corporate-homicide-law-prison-police

Mr. Scarth was sentenced to six months in prison for attempting to turn on his phone to record a court hearing because he is partially deaf, and audio loops were not provided in the public gallery at Bradford Crown Court before proceedings started in a public hearing on July 25, 2011. According to an eye witness, Judge Jonathan Rose, a controversial figure connected with the Yorkshire Ripper Case, sentenced Norman Scarth to six months in prison, in anger. He is spending it IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT in Leeds Prison – a prison for serious offenders. He is a CIVIL prisoner, and is being denied certain of his rights, including his prescription medication. Since his incarceration, Mr. Scarth is still being denied his right to see a Legal Officer in the prison in order to obtain blank legal documents and forms for his appeal. Friends have mailed documents into him, but prison officers had been stealing his postage stamps and documents. Justice Wyn Williams had to issue a court order to the prison, commanding them to give him access to his personal legal counsel, as the avenues of communication were being blocked to him by the prison. This is against his legal rights, and a court order should never have been necessary.

The public is wondering who is pulling the prison’s strings.

However, the appeal is going ahead this Friday, with the obstacle having been overcome by Mr. Scarth’s ardent supporters.

Nick Hardwick, HM Inspector of Prisons and Dr. Peter Selby, Chairman of the Independent Monitoring Board insist that they do not have the authority to intervene in the matter of prison abuses, despite their positions, and the public is questioning their existence, as it would appear that not one person in public office in the UK feels they have any accountability to the public or any higher authority, and that nor they do not feel the need for transparency or duty of care.

Watch video: RUSSIA TODAY

http://rt.com/news/british-recording-court-veteran-645/ VIDEO RUSSIA TODAY.

published in THE VOICE OF RUSSIA:

British Themis against WWII veteran
Tags: Commentary, World, Society, Norman Scarth
Sergei Sayenko
Aug 19, 2011 17:43 Moscow Time

Court. Photo: EPA

The London High Court ruled on Thursday that British WWII veteran Norman Scarth, sentenced to six months in prison for audio recording in court, will remain in custody.
The 86-year-old was put behind bars in the city of Leeds after he used a sound recording device during a court hearing, which is against the law in Britain. While admitting the breach of law, Scarth and his supporters also pointed to a disproportionately harsh verdict against the British veteran, who has already sent a plea for mercy to Queen Elizabeth.
A prominent human rights activist, Scarth was imprisoned on July 25, 2011 for making a recording of a Royal Court hearing in Bradford. Scarth, who has hearing problems, explained that he decided to use his dictation device after he discovered the absence of head-phones in the court. He was quickly sentenced to six months in a prison for serious offenders later that day. Since then, he has been denied all visitors and medical aid – something that infuriated his supporters who continue to demand his immediate release. More than 900 people have already signed a petition to this effect, which was posted on the Internet earlier this week.
The Scarth case and the petition were then submitted to an appeals court, which said its “No” to the veteran’s release on Thursday. Right now, Scarth’s supporters are calling for a public probe into the matter.
During the Second World War, Scarth was a crewmember of the Matchless destroyer, which took part in the so-called northern convoys, tasked with delivering military hardware and food to the Soviet ports of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk. In this regard, Scarth certainly deserves to be pardoned, but meddling in Britain’s domestic affairs is not up our alley, of course, our political commentator says.
That the London court refused to release Scarth on bail really raises eyebrows, our commentator adds, pointing to the court’s soft sentences in relation to those taking part in recent riots in London and other British cities. Those public enemies were freed on bail in a move that our commentator says indicates Britain’s backsliding on democracy.
The past seven months have seen a whole array of human rights abuses in Britain, which notably still remains in the grip of the phone-hacking scandal related to the News of the World tabloid. Adding fuel to the public fire was the recently declassified information about tortures used by British special services against suspected terrorists. As for the Scarth case, it once again confirms the fact that something is wrong with British society, which Prime Minister David Cameron said should be “repaired” as soon as possible

For further information, videos and details regarding the case here: http://justicefornormanscarth.wordpress.com/

At least one Baron, Viscount Exmouth, has signed the Public’s petition to Free Norman Scarth. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/free-wwii-veteran-norman-scarth-from-leeds-prison.html Supporters of Mr. Scarth applauds his sense of morality, justice, and COMMON SENSE, and waits for others to sign. The UK judiciary is under extreme criticism, as comments from around the world (as noted on the petition) would indicate this to be a ridiculous ONGOING court case, which is wasting public funds and resources, and which is being viewed by supporters as a vindictive attempt by the judiciary and the British government to coax his premature death by heart attack or stroke, due to the torture and poor conditions of confinement for an 85 year old man. In just a few weeks, the petition to free Norman Scarth has gathered thousands of names and much criticism of the government and judiciary.

Norman Scarth alleges that he has been victimised ever since he won a case against the British government in the European Court of Human Rights concerning secrecy in the British courts. This excessive, and apparently vindictive, sentence by Judge Rose, upheld by Justice Williams, would appear to support his claims and remove any doubts in the matter.

The British government remains silent, and eyebrows are being raised around the world – particularly by the Russians. This is a high profile public interest case, which is only being truthfully covered by foreign media and the ever-growing social media.The public wants to know why, and is talking about more government collusion with the media, as in the News of the World scandal.

Biased reporting on the case was sent to the media from the court reporter at the royal Courts of Justice. It was picked up by the Government’s BBC,
and British Forces Network, and appears to be a blatant attempt to discredit the old age pensioner, rather than reporting full details of the case.

There is no mention by the BBC or the British Forces Network of Justice Williams’ abject refusal to order that Mr. Scarth’s medication be provided, thereby ending his physical and mental torture and the unlawful conditions of his imprisonment.

Congratulations to The Rt. Hon. David Cameron, Prime Minister for the UK, for allowing televised court hearings.

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16063339

NOW HE MUST ALLOW AUDIO RECORDINGS IN ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS,

as in other European countries, and intervene in this appalling injustice against 85 year old Norman Scarth by the prison authorities and judiciary.

This is the ONLY WAY TO OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE COURTS,
and to stop any potential corruption and vindictiveness by the courts, and the tampering with transcripts by the judiciary.

What do the British judiciary and government have to hide?

The government is recording the public’s every move; should it not work both ways?

This is not democracy and it is not serving the public interest.

Norman Scarth and allied forces fought and died to keep Britain free of fascism. What happened?

Should the British government be preaching justice, democracy, and freedom of speech in the Middle East,
and sending out young men as cannon fodder, yet again, when these ideals are not even upheld in the UK?

Shouldn’t Britain be meeting its obligations as a UN member before invading other countries in the name of Human Rights?

Charity begins at home, Mr. Cameron. Would you please make your position known in this matter?

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Scarth vs HMP Leeds – HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Please distribute, post and publish that the case in the matter of Scarth v HMP Leeds Prison Governor reconvenes for a full trial on Thursday 25 August 2011, Royal Courts of Justice, London, UK, after the hearing on 18th August, 2011, where with the Writ of Habeas Corpus was Ordered to be serviced by the Court in full Public view on HMP Leeds, and the Ministry of Justice was to be notified.
We invite as many people as possible to come down and witness a moment in history as we, the people hold the Prison, Judiciary, Crown and Government to account in a peaceful Lawful Rebellion on behalf of our friend Norman Scarth, a WWII hero and Human Rights Veteran and Activist, held UNLAWFULLY in HMP Leeds violating not only his inalienable God given rights as a living man, but many Acts of statute Law as written in Legal terms by the Government.
There is both international media interest and domestic interest in this human rights violation PUBLIC INTEREST case. It is landmark creating, as the public is joining forces against injustice and, despite facing many obstacles, is overcoming them with solidarity and the hope of a better, brighter future for all, in the name of our friend Norman Scarth the living man.
There cannot be much more comment on the progress of the case until then as anything said may jeopardise the outcome, although, what is noteworthy is that this is our Lawful Rebellion and a peaceful means of resolving problems in the face of images on the Television of businesses closing, due to being burnt out while the minority run on the rampage, we are the majority, we are the peace, we are united and will NEVER be divided.
Be there on Thursday 25 August 2011 at the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in London to help a friend and be part of history in the making, having overcome all the delays and hurdles so far, Norman Scarth will be heard via Video link as per his own wish of not wanting to suffer Prison transport from Leeds to London in no comfort, and little flesh on his buttocks (his own words), and he will be represented by a three man Litigation team as led by Chris Jarvis, where the Prison governor or his deputy will have to give good cause as to why Norman Scarth should not be released, the Ministry of Justice has been notified and they have the power to intervene, in the words of Mr Justice Wyn Williams “You never know who will be here next week”.

PLEASE SIGN PETITION AND READ COMMENTS: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/free-wwii-veteran-norman-scarth-from-leeds-prison.html

http://justicefornormanscarth.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/open-letter-to-norman-scarths-mp/

http://justicefornormanscarth.wordpress.com/

FOLLOW ON TWITTER @freenorman

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, W2CA 2LL PHONE: 0207 947 6000 WATCH WEBSITE FOR COURT LISTINGS APPROX 24 HOURS BEFOREHAND (changed daily)
http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/courts-and-tribunals/courts/hearing-lists/list-cause-rcj.htm

FREE NORMAN SCARTH – please send this far and wide. The British Injustice System is incredible

http://justicefornormanscarth.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/free-norman-scarth-demo-hmp-leeds-13th-august-2011/

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2011/08/norman-scarth-85-year-old-war-hero.html

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/free-wwii-veteran-norman-scarth-from-leeds-prison.html PLEASE SIGN PETITION

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/264866/UK-Riots-600-rioters-were-on-parole-from-jail
UK RIOTS: 600 RIOTERS WERE ON PAROLE FROM JAIL
Sunday August 14 2011 by Kirsty Buchanan and James Fielding
A THIRD of the rioters who brought violence and shame to Britain’s streets were on parole or subject to a community or youth rehabilitation order.
As many as 600 thugs who hurled petrol bombs at police, looted shops and torched homes, were freed early from either prison or, if under 18, a young offenders’ institute.
Most had been locked up for violent crime, including robbery, muggings and assault, and have now been recalled by prison services.
The revelation calls into question the Government’s policy of releasing prisoners halfway through their sentence regardless of whether they have been rehabilitated or not. Last night the Ministry of Justice admitted the rate of reoffending was “shamefully high”.
The Sunday Express has learned half the 1,800 rioters arrested for the violence which flared across England and left five people dead are under 18. Many were freed early from young offenders’ institutions.
Police are continuing to raid the homes of suspected troublemakers and expect arrests to climb to 2,500 by next week and 5,000 in total.
Harry Fletcher, of the National Association of Probation Officers, said: “Hundreds of these rioters are prisoners on parole. They’ve been freed from their sentence early on trust and they have grossly betrayed that trust by going on the rampage. It calls the wisdom of this policy into question.”
Philip Davies, Tory MP for Shipley, said the news “will be a wake up call for the Government”.
He added: “It’s shocking that one of the contributory factors to the violence was that we’ve been letting these criminals back on the streets unnecessarily.” The Ministry of Justice vowed to come down hard on the louts. A spokesman said: “Offenders breaching their licence face immediate return to prison.”

From: Mccarthy Terry [mailto:Terry.McCarthy12@paroleboard.gsi.gov.uk]
Sent: August-15-11 1:07 AM
To: Jean James; Latham David; Lennon Linda; Dagnall Miles; Peters Vincent
Cc: clarkek@parliament.uk; grieved@parliament.uk; mayt@parliament.uk
Subject: RE: PRISONER ABUSE LEEDS PRISON. NORMAN SCARTH A1903CF – URGENT

Vince –perhaps P-P could reply, explaining that the Board has no involvement with cases like this.

—–Original Message—–
From: Jean James [mailto:jeanjames@telus.net]
Sent: 15 August 2011 1:06 AM
To: Latham David; Lennon Linda; Dagnall Miles; Mccarthy Terry; Peters Vincent
Cc: clarkek@parliament.uk; grieved@parliament.uk; mayt@parliament.uk
Subject: PRISONER ABUSE LEEDS PRISON. NORMAN SCARTH A1903CF – URGENT
Importance: High

Chairman
Sir David Latham
Chief Executive
Linda Lennon CBE
Deputy Chief Executive
& Head of Operations
Mr. Miles Dagnall
Head of Casework
Mr. Terry McCarthy

Post Panel Manager
Mr. Vincent Peters

Parole Board
Grenadier House,
99-105 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2DX

Dear Sirs:

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

URGENT REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION, AND RELEASE OF
NORMAN SCARTH, PRISONER A1903CF, LEEDS PRISON, UK
JUDGE JONATHAN ROSE, BRADFORD CROWN COURT,
CASE S20110514, COURT 5, JULY 26, 2011
CIVIL PRISONER

I write to beg the immediate release of Mr. Norman Scarth, who is nearly 86 years old, and has already served nearly twenty one days in torturous conditions in a Class B prison. His offence was to turn on an audio device in court, because he, and the group he was observing court proceedings with, are hard of hearing.

He is serving six months in solitary confinement, and is denied his prescribed medications and the means to contact his lawyer because the telephone line used for that purpose is denied him.

On July 25, in Bradford Crown Court, hearing loops were not provided for the hard of hearing prior to Judge Jonathan Rose commencing proceedings. Mr. Scarth was in the public gallery with others who are hard of hearing. One person stood up to advise Judge Jonathan Rose that people needed the equipment. She was told, rather aggressively, by Judge Rose to sit down or get out of the court, lest she be charged with contempt of court.

Mr. Scarth turned on his audio device, not having had a chance to ask permission, which had been granted to him previously by Lord Woolf, he says. He was immediately arrested by police and taken away. Mr. Scarth is a small, gentle man, and a retired stud farmer. (He is admittedly outspoken, but there is supposed to be freedom of speech in the UK.)

The next day, Mr. Scarth was brought into court in handcuffs and sentenced without due process. He is being kept in solitary confinement, and denied prescription medications and access to the law phone line. He is a civil prisoner claiming age discrimination, and is unable to attend to basic hygiene because prison officers turn fire hoses on people as sport, and he is too frail in body to withstand the force. The medication that he is being denied is for severe muscle cramping and he is therefore being deliberately tortured with pain, and has been for twenty-one days now.

Prison officers are stealing his postage stamps and legal documents. He is unable to sit up in bed because the upper bunk is too close to his face, and he has no chair.

He has filed two complaints with the prison, but no action is being taken. The Prison Ombudsman is aware, as are all the authorities connected with prisons, including Mr. Crispin Blunt and the Healthcare Manager at the prison. There has been no action taken to alleviate Mr. Scarth’s inhumane suffering and the matter is urgent.

Judge Jonathan Rose has sentenced him to six months in prison and banned him from entering any court room for one year. Obviously, his treatment is designed to cause premature death. Mr. Scarth is under extreme stress and could well have a heart attack or stroke because of it. The Court Manager in Leeds courts has twice denied Norman his common law right to habeas corpus; his Writ is now before the courts in London, and does not appear to be being actioned, as forty-eight hours have already passed.

His right to appeal runs out August 16, and all of this time has been spent trying get him access to a solicitor, and to get signed documents out of the prison. They have been stolen by the prison staff, he says. He has been unlawfully prevented from launching his own appeal and the court solicitor, Mr. Oliver Jarvis, declined to help him and gave out wrong information about who would help him. He has had no access to justice, and it is entirely not his fault that an appeal has not been launched.

Norman is an 85 year old war hero, who has more than served his country. Leeds prison has a high geriatric population, whose needs are not being met, in violation of UN and EU Human Rights Conventions.

Public demonstrations have been held by an outraged public, and Mr. Scarth’s plight is drawing media attention. All authorities have been advised and The Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke has not taken any action, despite being a proponent for short sentences, and prison alternatives. Obviously, Norman is in the wrong prison if, in fact, he should be in prison at all and not serving his vindictively harsh sentence in some other way; his place could be given to a violent rioter, looter, or a hardcore criminal, as it is understood that prisons are full and there is no room for any more prisoners.

The sentence is indeed cruel and vindictive, and does not fit the supposed “crime”.

The public is demanding his immediate release, and a judicial review http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/free-wwii-veteran-norman-scarth-from-leeds-prison/signatures.html

There were many more supporters, not caught on camera: http://www.sovereignindependent.com/?p=24842

Her Majesty is fully informed on this case, as documentation has been presented directly to her through diplomatic channels. Mr. Scarth has petitioned her for a pardon.

Would you please look into this case immediately, as he has surely paid his debt to society and every minute is torture for him, especially as he is in pain?

Will you please arrange for his immediate release? His incarceration does not serve the public interest as he is not a danger to society, and room is needed in the prisons in any case.

I look forward to hearing from you.

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2011/08/norman-scarth-85-year-old-war-hero.html

Yours sincerely,

Jean James

From: Jean James [mailto:jeanjames@telus.net]
Sent: August-12-11 2:39 AM
To: ‘hmiprisons.enquiries@hmiprisons.gsi.gov.uk’; ‘michael.spurr@noms.gsi.gov.uk’; ‘crispinbluntmp@parliament.uk’; ‘clarkek@parliament.uk’; ‘PPO Mail’; ‘president.imbnc@talktalk.net’; ‘ann.lavery@nhsleeds.nhs.uk’; ‘Maggie.Wood@hmps.gsi.gov.uk’; ‘paul.baker@hmps.gsi.gov.uk’
Subject: PRISONER ABUSE LEEDS PRISON. NORMAN SCARTH A1903CF – URGENT

For the urgent attention of the addressees:

Mr. Nick Hardwick, HM Inspector of Prisons
Dr. Peter Selby, Independent Monitoring Board
Rt. Hon. Crispin Blunt, Prisons Minister
Mr. Michael Spurr, National Offenders Management Service
Mr. Paul Baker, Governor, Leeds Prison
Ms. Emma Marshall, Prisons and Probations Ombudsman Assessment Team
The Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke, MP, Secretary of State for Justice
Ms. Maggie Woods, HMPS Healthcare Manager, Leeds Prison
Ms. Ann Lavery, PALS NHS Leeds

Dear Sirs:

WITHOUT PREJUDICE – NORMAN SCARTH PRISONER A1903AC – LEEDS PRISON

You are hereby put on notice for your failure to attend to the matter of Mr. Norman Scarth’s unlawful confinement and official complaints, as advised in previous urgent emails.

Further to previous correspondence on the matter of Norman Scarth, I wish to impress upon your that significant delay on your authority’s part may well prove fatal to Mr. Scarth, who is an 85 year old gentleman with health problems. You are aware of the relationship between distress and cardiac arrest. It is clear from Mr. Scarth’s correspondence that the Prison is placing him in severe distress. This places him at high risk of deterioration. Essentially, the matter is simple – Mr. Scarth should not be in prison, as he is not a danger to the public. It is therefore in the interests of the prison to avoid a fatality. In order to do that, you must recommend that his sentence and complaints be reviewed immediately.

I am therefore making the following points. Your response/or lack of will be used in the formal complaint made to the United Nations.

1. Attached are further complaints from Mr. Scarth, which are not being actioned, and Ms. Emma Marshall has already been advised of this. I am placing you on notice that Norman Scarth, Prisoner A1903CF, Leeds Prison, is complaining about Age Discrimination and the fear of being abused by prison officers while showering. He is unable, therefore, to attend to personal hygiene.

The other matters outlined in the attached documents, include
a. Denial of his basic rights,
b. Denial of his medications,
c. Denial of access to legal counsel
d. Theft of his property by prison staff.

2. You have already been advised that his complaints are not being processed. I am therefore requesting an immediate intervention. Mr Scarth is a human being, and British subject in distress. It will therefore be considered wilful negligence, in the event no immediate action is taken. Unfortunately, slow correspondence will not do when someone is in physical distress and you have been wilfully blind in this matter. In the event this lack of action results in Norman’s death, those who have not acted will be held personally liable.

3. Wilful blindness will be considered criminal recklessness. All parties have been previously advised that Mr. Scarth has been denied his prescribed pain medication and, by denying him, all parties herein are aware of his torture in Leeds Prison, and will be held culpable.

4. Your authorities have a duty of care, and should have acted immediately in order to alleviate the problem. As this has not happened, it will be considered gross negligence. Should anything happen to Mr. Scarth, it will be gross negligence causing death, which is a very serious matter indeed.

5. May I ask that you provide all internal documents, as I wish to make a subject access request under the Data Protection Act combined with a Freedom of Information Act to access all internal documentation relevant to my formal complaint to yourselves.

In light of the seriousness of this issue, I shall be grateful if Ms. Marshall would re-evaluate her plan of action. URGENT intervention is required by all parties to this communication.

In conclusion, please advise, on the basis of previous complaints and several contacts made with Ms Emma Marshall, and the attached further complaints (none of which have been actioned by the prison), and including the complaint that complaints are not being actioned, how you intend to proceed and, when. You will no doubt agree that it is simply not adequate or acceptable for any of you evade the issues in light of the emergency nature of this issue.

As I have explained before to Ms. Emma Marshall, the delays that have been characteristic of this case are currently totally unacceptable. Significant stress leading to a cardiac arrest will result in death. Given the mortality rate of Leeds Prison is already significantly high, it may be in the authority’s best interests for immediate intervention. This may prevent future litigation and adverse publicity.

I hope to hear from you within 24 hours. If I have not heard from you, this document will be sent to the Special Rapporteurs at the United Nations accompanied by a formal complaint against the UK’s failure to care for its elderly prisoners in line with current human rights and equality legislation. Please review this link http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/torture/rapporteur/appeals.htm in relation to the steps that will be taken in 24 hours regarding the gross violation of civil liberties meted out on a elderly gentleman in the care of your authorities.

Best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

xxxxx

“Do they then expect (Anything) but (What happened In) the days of men
Who passed away before them? Say: “Wait ye then:
For I, too, will wait with you.”

Amen