Monday, February 24, 1997
Native rights lawyer and legal scholar Dr. Bruce Clark, jailed for three months by BC provincial court judge Nick Friesen, is being held in a provincial remand centre in northern BC. The maximum security institution is located in Prince George BC. Clark will attempt to appeal the 3 month jail term based on numerous irregularities in what appears to be a politically motivated attempt to prevent Clark appearing for his Gustafsen Lake clients, who were expecting him to act as counsel in their defence. In addition the move may be connected to a Supreme Court of Canada case involving the secession of the province of Quebec. Clark successfully won Intervenor status on behalf of the Indigenous Mi'gmaq Nation. Revelations of RCMP death threats and a smear and misinformation campaign directed at both Clark and his clients, including the jailed Shuswap elder Wolverine, have prompted supporters to call for international action on their behalf. During the 1995 Gustafsen Lake standoff, BC's New Democratic Party government rejected calls for international observers . BC Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh stated that "there shall be no alien intervention in the affairs of this state."
Please do what you can: organize protests, solidarity actions, assistance, statements of support to political prisoners Wolverine and Bruce Clark:
(letters will be opened by prison staff)William Ignace/"Wolverine"
Surrey Pre-Trial Centre
14323 57th Ave.
Surrey, BC
Canada V3X 1B1
Fax the warden at (604) 572-2101 or call at (604) 572-2103 and let him know that you support the Defenders and that you are monitoring Wolverine's treatment within the jail.Dr. Bruce Clark
Political Prisoner
Prince George Regional Correctional Center
P.O Box 4300
Prince George BC
V2L 5J9 Canada
Please also call the Prince George Regional Correctional Center at (250) 562-6421 and let them know you and other supporters are watching to make sure Dr. Clark is not mistreated in any way while in jail.
Monday, February 24, 1997
Native rights lawyer and legal scholar Dr. Bruce Clark, jailed for three months by BC provincial court judge Nick Friesen, is being held in a remote provincial remand centre. The maximum security institution is located in Prince George, in northern BC.
Clark will attempt to appeal the 3 month jail term based on numerous irregularities in what appears to be a politically motivated attempt to prevent Clark appearing for his Gustafsen Lake clients, who were expecting him to act as counsel in their defence. In addition the move may be connected to a Supreme Court of Canada case involving the secession of the province of Quebec. Clark successfully won Intervenor status on behalf of the Indigenous Mi'gmaq Nation.
Revelations of RCMP death threats and a smear and misinformation campaign directed at both Clark and his clients, including the jailed Shuswap elder Wolverine, have prompted supporters to call for international action on their behalf. During the 1995 Gustafsen Lake standoff, BC's New Democratic Party government rejected calls for international observers; BC Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh stated that "there shall be no alien intervention in the affairs of this state."
Solidarity, actions, assistance, statements of support to political prisoners Wolverine and Bruce Clark:
Wolverine (William Jones Ignace)
Political Prisoner
Surrey Pre-Trial Centre
14323 57th Ave.
Surrey, BC V3X 1B1 Canada
Fax the warden at (604) 572-2101Dr. Bruce Clark
Political Prisoner
Prince George Regional Correctional Center
P.O Box 4300
Prince George BC V2L 5J9 Canada
Warden's Phone: (250) 562-6421(letters will be opened by prison staff)
Letters can also be sent c/o S.I.S.I.S; write "for Bruce Clark" or "for Wolverine" in the subject header.