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Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

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All 16 people arrested and charged with arms charges on Monday October 15th in nationwide raids appeared in the Auckland District Court on November 1st and 2nd. A 17th person arrested during the raids was charged with cannabis related charges and will appear seperately. During the hearings, a number of the prisoners had name supression dropped (some willingly, some not) and two more were bailed on top of those who were already out. Loud cheers greeted those bailed and others, and many cries of "we love you" echoed through the court over the two days.

On Thursday November 1st, a few new pieces of information were revealed and confirmed. Firstly, that there will be two trials - one for the arms charges, and one for the charges under the Terrorism Supression Act (if consent to lay them is granted by the Solicitor General). Also, the details of which prisoners have had their files referred to the Solicitor General by the Police was confirmed (12 of the 16). It was inferred by the counsel for the crown that there could be a decision by the Solicitor General by the end of next week.

Cases heard on November 1st

A 38 year old Auckland man has interim name supression, and is remanded in custody until December 3rd. The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Marama Mayrick, 24, of Hamilton, had her bail extended to December 3rd, although her attendance is excused on that date as long as she is represented by counsel. The Police have not applied to charge her under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Jamie Lockett, 46, of Auckland, is remanded in custody until November 12th, when he will apply for electronic bail (aka home detention). The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Tame Iti, 55, of Ruatoki, is remanded in custody til December 3rd, although he will have a bail appeal in the Rotorua High Court on November 7th. If bail is granted, his attendance on December 3rd will be excused as long as he is represented by counsel. The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Ira Bailey, 28, of Wellington, was granted bail (not opposed by the crown) to a Wellington address until December 3rd. his attendance on December 3rd will be excused as long as he is represented by counsel. His bail conditions include not to go to Ruatoki, a 10pm - 6am curfew and not to obtain any firearms. The Police have not applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

A male from Ruatoki was granted bail to Ruatoki (not opposed by the crown) to reappear on December 3rd. His attendance on December 3rd will be excused as long as he is represented by counsel. His conditions include reporting to the Whakatane Police Station every Friday and a 10pm - 6am curfew. The Police have not applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

A male from Ruatoki was remanded in custody until December 3rd. He will have a bail appeal in the Rotorua High Court at an as-yet undecided date before then however. The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

A 23 year old male from Wellington was remanded in custody until December 3rd. The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Moana Winitana, 53, of Palmerston North, had his bail extended til December 3rd. His attendance on December 3rd will be excused as long as he is represented by counsel. The Police have not applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

A 59 year old male from Auckland is remanded in custody until December 3rd. He may have a bail application on that date. The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

A 32 year old Auckland woman had her bail extended til December 3rd. The bail conditions were also changed, with a lessening of the curfew amongst other changes (against the crown's wishes). The Police have applied to charge her under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Cases heard on November 2nd

Rongomai Bailey, 28, of Auckland, had his bail extended through til December 3. The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Omar Hamed, 19, of Auckland (an an Aotearoa Indymedia activist), had a bail application which took up most of the day. It was denied by the Court for reasons which are supressed. He also applied for a fresh order of name supression, which was also denied. He is remanded in custody until December 3. The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Rawiri Iti, 29, of Hamilton, made a fresh application for bail due to a change in circumstances since his initial application was denied. The Judge ruled that there had been no change in circumstances, and so no application for bail was heard. He is remanded in custody til November 23rd, when he will apply for electronic bail (home detention). The Police have applied to charge him under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Emily Bailey, 30, of Wellington, did not make a bail application and is remanded in custody until December 3. The Police have applied to charge her under the Terrorism Supression Act.

Valerie Morse, 36, of Wellington, did not make a bail application and is remanded in custody until December 3. The Police have applied to charge her under the Terrorism Supression Act. Rebel Press, who published Morse's recent book Against Freedom (on the "War On Terror" in Aotearoa / New Zealand), have put out a press release in support of her.

 
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Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed



what has been significant to me is nz people's lack of outward expressions of solidarity with the people of other nations, nations that are in a much worse condition than nz, much less freedom of expression, larger gaps between those with wealth and those without, widespread social dysfunction.

it takes the war of terror to come barging thru our homes for us to realise that the state and institutions of authority will attempt to further restrict our 'freedoms', even in good old clean green nz, a place many call paradise.

these events must increase the people of nz's consciousness and awareness of the plight of those around the world, we must do all we can for those around the world that have much less ability to educate and empower themselves, their communties and their nations.
 

Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

kia ora,
is there any more info at all in regards to reasoning behind why SOME are looking at being charged under TSA and some just weapons charges???
and do the bail approvals/denials relate to this or just different circumstances???
thanks indymedia for being such a gr8 source for me while out of the country!!! (always, but especially over this issue)
 

Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

Hey,

There has been a decision in the High Court that an application to charge someone under the TSA must be taken into account during the bail hearing - so yes, it is a factor, but not the only one (some people who have had TSA applications made against them are out on bail, like Rongomai Bailey).

Any further info than that on why people have TSA applications against them, or the reasons people have been denied bail, has been supressed by the courts. Sorry!
 

Re: Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

The whole way the police, courts, and the government are handling this is so dodgy. Most know or sense something is fundamentally wrong. Even if they can't communicate it properly, even some of my friends who have that erksome murmurring distrust of Maori and Greens, the current State actions have more than a stale smell of the dubious.
 

Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

nyc.indymedia.org/en/2007/11/92454.html

yanks are gonna wonder about this. jailing american girls for "terrorism". how lame.
 

Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

Any foreigners caught up in this should be shot as spies and then heir bodies cut up and used for pig feed. Christmas is coming up and we need to think of Jesus, and Christmas hams and stuff
 

Re: Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

Shut your mouth u idiot or the world might do exactly that to NZers in other parts of the world.
 

Re: Re: Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

Shut your mouth
-how blasé

We have foreigners coming here and making kill whitie statements- we have Christmas coming up and the pigs need fating- it's a win win situation
The pigs win, the vegans win and I have an affordable Christmas dinner- think of baby Jesus for once, would you.-
 

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

You keep this attitude up and i am going to have all post monitored and delited.
 

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

So what does it make your statement as to what you are saying
 

Naval officer on gun-sale charges

A senior Navy officer has been charged with conspiring to sell two military style semi-automatic rifles to undercover police.
The man's home was raided in December as part of a major police operation which involved the seizure of at least 800 weapons from collectors and dealers in the Waikato and Auckland.

More than 140 items were seized from the man's house.

Most were firearms and ammunition he was licensed to keep as a collector.

Two Glock handguns, four Ruger rifles and a Smith & Wesson revolver belonging to the navy were among the items confiscated.

They were later returned to the navy.

The man is due to appear in court this week facing five charges under the firearms and crimes acts.
 

Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

To the idiot who posted( that foreigners should be shot etc etc) better watch themselves as the world out there might do exactly the same to NZers,so i suggest they shut their mouth or apologize to what they have said
 

Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

Kiwis are not wonderful people, they are shit people.

Do you include yourself, are you a shit person?
I feel your pain, and have an answer for it- go and live in South Africa- It's a Minto style paradise, this country is not the place for you, you are too good for us- your charm is going to waste here.
 

Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

I,m a shit person to myself,but not to anyone else,so if you don't like it go somewhere else with your attitude
 

Retaliation in Brown's Bay: Revolution Begins


6/11/07
"A pipe bomb was thrown into the Browns Bay Police Station on Auckland's North Shore overnight.

The bomb exploded, causing broken windows and shrapnel damage.

Repairs are expected to cost several thousand dollars and the public counter area will be closed for the next few days.

North Shore Area Commander Les Paterson said it is fortunate the building did not catch fire."

- NEWSTALK ZB

What a shame... some private property that in the first place had been illegally acquired, was damaged.

The New Zealand Police Force is now officially the functioning arm of a repressive and dictatorial state-capitalist Labour government. This force knew the potential threat posed to its own forces in Urewera as early as June 2006 and watched it closely since.

The Police force's actions on October 15th 2007 reveal the threat it felt by a small movement in eastern north island and show its perceived need to preserve the wealth and its accumulation by around 20,000 new zealanders.

When New Zealander's relieve themselves of their apathy (not an easy task) they will realise the Police, the government and all state-capitalist institutions are actually mechanisms of wealth accumulation functioning on behalf of the richest 5%.

Much of middle new zealand may think they have much to lose by joining a revolutionary movement against this repressive government. However this is not true - they and their children will be better off after such a movement when wealth is restored to 4 million people and not just 20,000.

It is time for fear and apathy to take a back seat to a compassionate anger that will encourage a revolutionary movement from below. Then the Beehive can be a place of productivity for the people and not a place where politicians perpetuate people's misery
 

Re: Retaliation in Brown's Bay: Revolution Begins

In a revolution, where would you figure?- dob in your mates for a free feed and some pot?

There is no honor among pot smoking, benefit takers- it is comes down to whoever will support you at the end of the day.

I fail to see how any group, whose main aim in life is to bludge off of their fellow man, could come up with anything approximating a fair and just system- you already have too many debts and I suggest very strongly, that if the govermint and the police were not protecting your right to thieve, we would be collecting .

No doubt if a revolution started you would sleep in and miss it.
 

Re: Re: Retaliation in Brown's Bay: Revolution Begins

You're clearly upset. Perhaps a bit of marijuana would not be a bad thing for you at this time?
 

Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

Helen Clarke is a Vampire Bitch
 

Re: Re: Urewera 16 in court - 2 more bailed

The human race is its own worst enemy. talking about terrorism look at the big picture globally, the amount of destruction that humanity has caused to Earth & all life forms associated to the world. Shame on the lot of us perhaps its time to re-enter the food-chain and let nature sort out human error..that's more creative than pointing the finger at so and so.
 

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