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David McBride vs Goliath in a nutshell (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by BeeDemocracy@sh.itjust.works to c/australia@aussie.zone
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David vs Goliath in a nutshell:

Government: 'he stole [newspeak for copied] information but we can't tell you what it is, so we took it off his lawyers and put it in a safe. We'll all refer to it as the docs in the safe.'

Judiciary: 'oh, ok, np!'

Defence Department Whistleblower: 'Those docs showed what I believed to be leadership misconduct. I have no defence now; I plead guilty.'

6 months later...

Government: 'Please jail him with non-parole period'

Judiciary: 'lemme think about this for another week ๐Ÿค”'

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-> https://twitter.com/BeeDemocracy/status/1787773353438413019

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[โ€“] BeeDemocracy@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

What I don't understand is how the case wasn't thrown out by the justice when he wasn't allowed to see the docs that were then put in the safe. THIS IS NOT A FAIR TRIAL. The defendent is prevented from presenting potentially exculpatory evidence, even to a closed court!

[โ€“] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Coming in hot raring to go from Twitter! I like it. Welcome! :)

[โ€“] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

Yep, totally evil authoritarianism. No excuses, this is a clear act of tyranny.