[asia-apec 1223] Re: NZ/APEC: Activist not backing down

[Tony Clarke]

Dear Robert,

How are you?  I received part of your response [dated July 14, 1999]in reply
to my message to Aziz but not the full message. Please send the full message
to me. Hope you are well.

Cheers,
Tony Clarke
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Reid <rreid at actrix.gen.nz>
To: asia-apec at jca.apc.org <asia-apec at jca.apc.org>
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 5:02 AM
Subject: [asia-apec 1197] Re: NZ/APEC: Activist not backing down


>
>is this Maude's friend calling you my friend :)
>
>----------
>> From: Tony Clarke <tclarke at web.net>
>> To: asia-apec at jca.apc.org
>> Subject: [asia-apec 1195] Re: NZ/APEC: Activist not backing down
>> Date: Wednesday, 14 July 1999 14:17
>>
>>
>> Hi Aziz,
>>
>> Well done my friend! The struggle continues!
>>
>> I received your message from a few days ago about  looking at ways to
>> internationalize your fight-back campaign against SIS. I will be away on
>> vacation until the first week of August. Let's try to connect by email
>then.
>> O.K?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gatt Watchdog <gattwd at corso.ch.planet.gen.nz>
>> To: asia-apec at jca.ax.apc.org <asia-apec at jca.ax.apc.org>
>> Cc: jaggi at tao.ca <jaggi at tao.ca>; rf.dsouza at auckland.ac.nz
>> <rf.dsouza at auckland.ac.nz>; saskia at gn.apc.org <saskia at gn.apc.org>;
>> sheac at ucla.edu <sheac at ucla.edu>
>> Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 3:29 AM
>> Subject: [asia-apec 1190] NZ/APEC: Activist not backing down
>>
>>
>> >
>> >Christchurch Star, Friday July 9 1999
>> >
>> >Activist not backing down
>> >By Marianne Betts
>> >
>> >A ground-breaking case against the Security Intelligence Service
>> >will continue, despite a ruling from the Court of Appeal to keep
>> >documents relating to the bungled break-in of a Christchurch
>> >activist's home secret.
>> >
>> >Aziz Choudry, who is suing the SIS for $300,000 after a break-in
>> >at his Sockburn home three years ago, during the Apec Trade
>> >Ministers meeting, said he would continue with his civil case
>> >regardless of the ruling.
>> >
>> >"I won't back down on this and will have to see where we will go
>> >from here," Mr Choudry said.
>> >
>> >He said he had asked the court to review 60 secret documents
>> >relating to the botched break-in which the SIS had refused to
>> >disclose.
>> >
>> >Four of the five judges ruled the SIS did not have to disclose
>> >these documents and that a certificate by Prime Minister Jenny
>> >Shipley saying their release would prejudice national security was
>> >sufficient to prevent the High Court judge in the case from
>> >reviewing the documents.
>> >
>> >Mr Choudry said he was disappointed by the judgement, which would
>> >fuel anxieties about the service.
>> >
>> >The Apec Monitoring Group, of which Mr Choudry is part, feared the
>> >judgement gave the SIS and the Prime Minister protection from any
>> >real scrutiny of their activities and allowed them to keep secret
>> >information they deemed to be prejudicial to their activities.
>> >
>> >Spokesperson for the group Leigh Cookson said the judgement was
>> >disturbing, coming in the year New Zealand is to host the Apec
>> >forum.
>> >
>> >"Any assurance given that the opponents of Apec in 1999 will have
>> >their right to dissent respected can only be treated with
>> >suspicion and contempt," Ms Cookson said.
>> >
>> >The majority decision from four of the five judges said the
>> >judicial inspection of the documents would be unlikely to advance
>> >matters responsibly.  Justice Thomas disagreed, saying national
>> >security would suffer.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>