Intervention/ Deaths in Custody (Sam Watson Part 1 of 3)

Renowned Anti-Racist Activist, Senate Candidate, academic, playwright and filmmaker, Sam Watson delivers a speech at the Brisbane Stop the Intervention Rally 20 June 2009 Queens Park. Sam discusses the Northern Territory and Queensland Interventions and Aboriginal Deaths in custody. In Part 1 he discusses in detail the recent handing down of a Court of Appeal judgment about the setting aside of the coronial inquest which found that Mulrunji Doomadgee had died as a result of injuries inflicted by Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley for the murder of Mulrunji Doomadgee in Palm Island Police Station November 19 2004. After a massive international political campaign and forced the Queensland government to review the decision not to charge Sergeant Hurley for Mulrunji's death. This decision was overturned and charges were laid but Senior Sergeant Hurley was acquitted by a jury in the Townsville District Court. The Queensland Court of Appeal has found in favour of the Doomadgee family to set aside the original coronial findings by Christine Clements. The Court of Appeal has ordered another inquest. Mulrunji's death caught national media attention after an alleged riot occurred on Palm Island in response to Doomadgee's death in custody. Lex Wotton was branded the alleged ringleader and has been sentenced to 6 years imprisonment which he is currently serving as an Aboriginal Political Prisoner: Please Visit http://freelexwotton.blogspot.com/
See also:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21938111-601,00.html
AND
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/palm-island-man-bashed-to-death-by-pol...
AND
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Nine-in-police-custody-after-island-riot/...
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http://www.greenleft.org.au/2009/800/41173

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Deaths in Custody
• Aboriginal
• Howard
• Emergency Response
• Aborigine
• Sam Watson
• Australia
• Palm Island
• Palm Island riots
• Lex Wotton. Colonialism
• Invasion
• Racism
• Genocide
• Genocidal

[Kerbinpro]

Sambo, mate, the reason for the small turn out is the hate you preach only attracts other haters and people who want to be seen as nice.

Matey for the sake of your people can the hate for whiteys and think about the effect it has aboriginal kids in general.

At some point the hand outs/sorry crap has to stop and you have to get a life.

Its Australia, you can can make something of your life if you try its not up to the government or anyone else to make a life for you!

Make it yourself!

[peterjones771]

WHAT A FAT TUB OF SHIT. GLUESNIFFING WELFARE CHEATING SCUM

[JesusOnHeroin]

LOL WTF IS THIS

[matthewhetherington]

we innocently question why - why people in custody have to die - we ask the men in blue; how is it that you get to choose????

[Radzere]

i don't care what the inquests find, Hurly should have been charged with murder, white Aussie truckie