On the 28th of May 2010 Martin Askew was sentenced to 18 months in prison for showing his contempt at the Israeli siege on Gaza at the beginning of 2009, which killed over 1400 people including 400 children and reduced large areas of the already devastated Gaza to rubble. Martin hurt no one in his actions and was in fact brutally, and near fatally, attacked by the police, leaving him needing 70 stitches to his head. Like all t…he protesters who have been put through this ordeal, the process has taken an incredible toll on Martin’s partner and young children. It is a huge injustice that such compassionate and conscientious people are in jail for showing support for a people who are living in a state of constant brutal oppression.
Read about Martin’s case here:
http://gazademosupport.org.uk/articles/protester-convicted-after-being-left-with-70-stitches/
Please come to the court of appeals to demand the release, or at the very least a reduction in sentence, of another of these brave individuals.
24th August 2010, 9am
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London WC2A 2LL
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