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<\/a><\/p>\nOn November 28, he was charged by the Ontario Provincial Police with “breach of undertaking” (breach of bail conditions) for having written a letter to his own lawyer, Toronto attorney Peter Lindsay. The charge stemmed from bail conditions imposed in May, 2013 after Brad was charged with “harassment” for sending non-threatening letters or making phone calls to several Fort Mcmurray politicians and media personalities.<\/p>\n
His initial bail conditions forbad him to write, e-mail or text “any person” — yes, that was imposed by a Canadian, not a North Korean court. Using material prepared by CAFE, Mr. Love returned to court in Fort Mcmurray on July 11. A judge, agreeing these conditions were excessive, substantially amended the bail conditions so that Mr. Love was only forbidden to contact the persons who were part of the complaint.<\/p>\n
Photo: http:\/\/downwithjugears.blogspot.com\/2005\/04\/brad-love-case.html<\/p>\n
Appearing in provincial court in Lindsay, December 19, Mr. Love, argued that the charges were bogus; that he was entirely permitted to write to his lawyer or any other peson, except those mentioned in the complaint. He had a copy of the Alberta judge’s July 11 order.”I got the paperwork from Fort McMurray,” he explained. <\/p>\n
However, the Crown who had weeks to prepare this case,rejected Mr. Love’s copy and insisted on obtaining their own transcripts — so another three weeks in jail for Mr. Love. [Mr. Love is currently in prison appealing an 18-month sentence for breach of probation stemming from his 2003 conviction under Canada’s notorious “hate law” — Sec. 319 of the Criminal Code. The alleged breach was sending information packages to four Jewish groups in 2009 in connection with the End Israeli Apartheid campaign. <\/p>\n
Mr. Love commented: “What did the Crown think: that I’d forged the Alberta Court order in my cell?”<\/p>\n
Mr. Love, who will be representing himself, will move for the dismissal of these charges, the latest in a 12-year campaign of state harassment to silence this outspoken populist dissident and inveterate letter writer — over 10,000 letters over a 20 year period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Not Much of a Happy New Year, Political Prisoner Brad Loves Heads Back to Court, January 2 on Bogus Breach Charge Lindsay, Ontario, January 1, 2014. Not much of a Happy New Year for Canadian political prisoner Brad Love who … Continue reading