Tuesday 9th February marks the 100th day of Michael and Jason's illegal detention in Budapest. They have still not been allowed a visit by a minister of the Church. Shame on you Hungary.  

On Thursday 11^th February, The Castle Inn at Corfe Castle will be hosting a musical extravaganza with a packed programme of spectacular entertainment

Musicians include:  Amongst others, Jim Etherington, Paul Antony, Andrew Churchill, Alex Moss and his amazing impromptu band.  There will also be a grand prize draw, exciting auction and barbeque on the rear patio.

Entrance fees are £5.00  per head or £10.00 in advance including a meal of curry & rice (booked in advance)

Come along, have some fun, help us raise money and join the FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

Thanks to everyone for giving up their time and resources to make this possible.

Special thanks to Camelot Marquees for making the Pub twice the size on the night!

The case of Mike and Jason has now been discussed in the European Parliament.  Follow the link to watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fLFtgXFiNc

  In Europe in 2010, it is encouraging that we can sit back and praise Google for its apparent high moral stance on censorship in China.

For the true travesty on freedom of information however, we need to look a lot closer to home.

Mike and Jason, are being denied, what is generally agreed, in open Europe, as the right to know what is going on in the World around them.

Michael has described a nightmare scenario, where he is forming an empaphy with blind and deaf people. He hears the guards barking their commands, it doesnt matter what they say.....come forward, stop, move, put your hands in the air. Better not make the opposite move or they will feel threatened. Best not move at all. The guards are starting to shout now, I feel I am being bullied. They can shout as loud as they like I still wont understand them, what am I to do? I stare at the signs wondering if they give any clues, but they dont help. This is hopeless.

Michael is not allowed to phone his girlfriend. She is not allowed to visit. He has tried writing to her but the prison destroy the letters. What about her human rights?

Nobody explains in any detail what is going on, just usefull information, like, you may hire a book in a language you cannot understand and will never be able to read.

Jason has yet to receive a visitor even when the authorities have had weeks or months notice and someone has travelled from the other side of Europe. Their eventual excuse .....only  family members are allowed to visit.

These people are being uneccesarially isolated, and their special needs as foreign prisoners are not being met.

IN EUROPE, IN 2010, THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

This website firmly believes in the role of law and order. Every legitimate government must investigate and where appropiate prosecute. That is what keeps us safe. It is how a government goes about this process, that shows if it has true integrity.

Our British system has been developed over hundreds of years and has stood as a model for justice around the world. So one may well ask why,  Michael Turner and Jason McGoldrick were sent to languish in a former communist prison in Eastern Europe, to be held without charge and no sign of a trial.

Nobody is sleeping easier because of the European Extradition Treaty, while those who are touched by it, even the slightest glance, suffer nightmares of Orwellian proportions. This piece of 'closer judicial co-operation in Europe', however well meant, promotes injustice not seen since much darker days. 

If further evidence of this is required, ask the family and friends of 21 year old Andrew Symeou. Extradited to Greece over 6 months ago and still awaiting trial in conditions that beg belief.

There is going to be a debate in the European Parliament next week about the conditions under which people are being held as a result of European Arrest Warrants. We call on all elected representatives who have constituents suffering this plight, to visit these prisons, meet these families and get a first hand understanding of the reality of the situation.

Mark Turner will be in Budapest this week hoping to see  Mike, Jason and a host of officials. He may be in Brussels the week after!

This injustice must not be allowed to continue.