#ministry of justice

[conradforrest]

Could I have made a better background? Maybe, but after 16 hours and a bit more I just wanted to finish with this :p

@countrypapers

[countrypapers]

MINISTRIES OF ARSTOTZKA

[pardoncaptainkidd]

Our inquiry/request has been sent out to the Ministry of Justice. The wait time for a response is on average four weeks - we will update again when we receive a response!

In the meantime, since we do not have a schedule for sending out letters at this moment, we will be using this time to post more facts about Captain Kidd. The One Piece live action show on Netflix was a hit, so perhaps we will make a post discussing the similarities and differences between one of the series’ characters and the Captain? Keep an eye out for that!

We are still taking donations to help fund this movement on GoFundMe.com (search ‘Pardon Captain Kidd’). All donations go to costs and supplies for sending out our petitions, and keeping the pardon movement website running (pardonwilliamkidd.com). If you feel like Captain Kidd’s history was unjust, consider donating to the movement to help him get his rightful pardon!

[martynrandles]

20-year-old Fatema Zainab Rajwani tried to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza by breaking into an Elbit Systems site in England. She was arrested, denied bail and could face 15 months in prison before her trial even starts. Declassified spoke to her mother Sukaina Rajwani about the chilling crack down on Palestine Action's Filton 10.

[geezliberia]

Police Deployed At Ministry of Justice Amidst Demand For Retirement Benefits By Former EPS Officers

On a tense Thursday morning, the Liberia National Police deployed riot officers to the Ministry of Justice as former officers of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) gathered to demand the retirement benefits owed to them. The ex-agents, many of whom served under the administration of former President George Weah, have been fighting for their dues since their dismissal after President Joseph…

[creativemedianews]

Sources say idea to send British prisoners to Estonia is 'on the table' to reduce cell clutter

Sources say idea to send British prisoners to Estonia is 'on the table' to reduce cell clutter

[k-star-holic]

"Yoon Park, Honorary Probation Officer" - Ambassadors Committing

[nkp1981]

Henry Cavill

[scribesofcalamity]

My piece for @zaki-blue of their stunning Follower of Set Gavriella 💜🐍 As part of the Tumblr of Darkness Fashion Week!

[sjmattson]

I’ve heard all the theological arguments and spiritual rationalizations, but at the end of the day, for me it all comes down to the words and actions of Jesus.

After all I’ve learned, and reflecting on everything I know about Jesus, do I really think He would deport people? No, I can’t imagine Jesus supporting it.

I think He would probably do whatever was the most loving thing for immigrants—providing a form of salvation for them, even at the expense of whatever empire was in power. Because it seems like that’s the type of thing He would do.

And if Jesus were currently living in present-day America, maybe in a few years the religious and political leaders would crucify Him for it. Because just like in Ancient Rome, Christlike love is still offensive and vilified by those who wield and crave societal power.

[crossingoverships]

*taps the mic on* *COUGH COUGH*

[gacha-incels]

original tweet

[heartfeltletters-written]

when you realize that miss Bellatrix Black Lestrange had the right to a trial while having the dark mark inked to her skin but Sirius Black didn't makes you realize how the ministry didn't care about justice after the first war at all.

Bellatrix was a known supporter of Voldemort, she wasn't quiet about her admiration for him, so they knew she was guilty and she still had the right to a trial.

Makes you think why, especially with Dumbledore present in the court room. Sirius was part of the order and still Dumbledore didn't seek answers as to why he had betrayed them. He was there to advocate for Snape, was present for known Death Eaters trials, but couldn't provide Sirius a fair trial, and all it would take was a little word to Fudge or Barty Crouch, after all it only took his word for Severus to be considered innocent.

It wasn't in his interest to seek the truth or even to help Sirius which is why he didn't, i don't believe he knew Sirius was innocent, but he didn't want justice, simply because it did not matter to him what the truth was, if Sirius was innocent it wouldn't help Dumbledore in his plans, if he was guilty it was indiferent to him, he simply didn't care because it wasn't important for his narrative.

Going back to Bellatrix and looking who she had the trial with, Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr, were all pure-bloods from influencial families, makes you think if even after everything that had some weight on them getting a trial.

Sirius was a Black yes, one of the sacred 28, but he was disinherited and that was common knowledge. Even if Fudge used the excuse of being a Black to portray him as a murderer in the media, all of his family (from what we know and assume) got a trial, Sirius was the only Black who didn't get a trial and I can't help but think his disinheritance had something to do with it.

(Joanne is not smart enough to write this correctly, but the sacred 28 had a lot of political power, as we see the Malfoys exibit in the books)

So this rants leads nowhere but i have been thinking about it so tell me your thoughts on this

[pardoncaptainkidd]

We have news to share - The Ministry of Justice has responded with a denial for Captain Kidd’s Royal Prerogative of Mercy application. 

This does NOT mean we are done here! Mr./Ms. E Peck was kind enough to provide an outline when cases like this typically are approved:

“Use of Royal Prerogative powers are subject to the common law duties of fairness and reason and to support effective administration. There are a number of longstanding conventions that I consider when reviewing an application. These are:  

it is impractical for the case to go to court, or all other judicial routes have been exhausted. 

new evidence has come to light which demonstrates conclusively that either no offence was committed or that the defendant did not commit the offence. 

taking into account all the circumstances in the grant of a full pardon, that the person was morally and technically innocent of the crime.”

With this in mind, the Pardon Captain Kidd movement can confidently state that new evidence HAS indeed come to light proving Captain Kidd did not commit piracy. 

Additionally, E Peck was helpful in providing their thoughts on this movement and suggestions of other revenues we can take:

“I have considered whether to recommend to the Secretary of State that he exercise his powers under section 16 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 to refer your application on behalf of Captain Kidd for an exercise of the RPM to the CCRC. However, I have not found a compelling reason to make such a recommendation and I am mindful of the Commission’s finite resources which in my view are better utilised in considering current cases rather than a case which concluded 300 years ago and where there appears to be no public interest in the Commission devoting its limited resource investigating it at the expense of current cases.” “Until the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has been approached and made a finding on Captain Kidd’s case, the full range of judicial routes cannot be held to have been exhausted. It is convention that no recommendation of RPM will be made whilst there remains a judicial route available.”

This tells us that RPM does not consider this movement worth their time and resources. However, with both the Criminal Cases Review Commission and the Secretary of State mentioned, we think gathering more general interest and precise delivery of the new evidence for Captain Kidd’s innocence is still a hopeful revenue. Additionally, the Law Centres Network was recommended as an outlet to us as well.

SO WHAT’S NEXT? The Pardon Captain Kidd movement has more letters to submit - to the Secretary of State and to members of the Law Centres Network. Follow us here for more updates on this!

HOW CAN YOU HELP? We are once again requesting anyone interested in showing their backing and interest in this movement to please submit their full names for letters to these revenues. You can do so by filling out our contact form on our site here.

We also take donations that help us pay for supplies for physical letters and postage on our GoFundMe.

[martynrandles]

Stop the use of counter-terrorism powers against pro-Palestine activists

UPDATE: The Filton 10 are now the Filton 18. Eight more people were arrested by counter-terrorism police in November in connection with the same action against Elbit Systems in Bristol and denied bail. Updates to the original petition are highlighted below with a *

Right now, *18 activists are being held in UK prisons on remand for damaging weapons intended for use in Gaza. They are being shockingly mistreated, in an outright abuse of draconian counter-terrorism powers. As their family and friends, we’re asking you to sign and share this petition today.

Action against Israeli weapons in the UK

The Filton *18 are charged with taking direct action in August this year to disable weapons at a facility belonging to Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, Elbit Systems, in Bristol. The weapons included drones currently being used in Gaza, which mimic the sounds of children in distress in order to draw civilians out to help, in order to kill them. 

Six of the ten were arrested on site. Four were arrested in raids on their homes by counter-terrorism police - one of them at gunpoint. *In November there were ten further arrests, many of them violent, with doors and windows broken in night-time raids. Eight were charged. 

Who is behind this chilling repression of activists? There is evidence of conversations between the Home Office, the CPS, the Israeli Embassy and Elbit Systems UK about stopping pro-Palestine activists which is deeply concerning.  

Treated like ‘terrorists’

Why are our loved ones being treated like terrorists? Six of them are aged 20 - 30. All have strong social consciences - many do voluntary work to help vulnerable people in their communities. They couldn’t bear to see the scale of the suffering of innocent people in Gaza, especially children, and strongly oppose the genocide that Elbit Systems is profiting from, and that the UK government is complicit in.

Yet, in a flagrant abuse of counter-terrorism powers, the ten were held incommunicado in solitary confinement and interrogated constantly for a week without charge.

Despite only subsequently being charged with non-terror offences (including aggravated burglary and criminal damage) they have been held in prison on pre-trial remand since then, and are still being subjected to greater restrictions upon their rights and freedoms than those faced by regular prisoners, on spurious counter-terrorism grounds. 

This has included being denied reading materials and the right to practice religion,  intrusive medical testing, and restrictions on association with other prisoners and communication with the outside world.

One of the ten was designated an escape risk without due cause, so that they were subjected to additional ill-treatment, including being woken up every hour, all night, every night. This sleep deprivation is a clearly politically motivated form of psychological torture. 

Please act now! Sign the petition

These abuses are being visited on activists opposing the genocide in Gaza now but, if left unopposed, it is a matter of time before they are extended to others as well. If we tolerate this, then our children will be next. 

Please sign our petition to Shabana Mahmood, Secretary of State for Justice; Right Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney General; and Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions.

We are calling on them to:

Stop the use of counter-terrorism procedures and powers against the Filton *18 with immediate effect

Release all *18 on bail

Fully disclose any political or foreign interference in policing and prosecution of the activists.

[geezliberia]

Government Re-Arrests 10 of 47 Inmates After Kakata Jailbreak

Justice Minister Cllr. Oswald Tweh has confirmed that 10 out of the 47 inmates who escaped from the Kakata Central Prison during a major jailbreak on September 10, 2024, have been rearrested. The mass escape occurred after inmates overpowered the limited number of security officers on duty. Minister Tweh disclosed during a press briefing that the Government of Liberia has launched an extensive…