MNN. July 20, 2008.
The death penalty has been abolished in Canada. Julian Fantino has been trying to do an end run around this. Last June 29th 2007 Fantino pronounced an extra judicial death sentence on Mohawk Shawn Brant of Tyendinaga. He has used the police forces to threaten Indigenous people. He is trying to provoke us to commit violent acts in self-defense
to give him the excuse he wants to kill us.
According to the CBC News the OPP Commissioner should be
investigated for the comments he made under oath at the preliminary inquiry.
Peter Rosenthal, who represents Mohawk demonstrator Shawn Brant, said on
Saturday July 19th that he is calling for the government to investigate
Commissioner Fantino’s comments to Brant on the phone during the aboriginal
day of action.
Newly released court documents show the OPP were just minutes away from
moving in to forcibly remove Indigenous demonstrators who did not block the
road or close Highway 401 at protest sites in eastern Ontario. In wiretap
transcripts Fantino threatened Brant, “Your whole world’s going to come
crashing down”. Fantino also said he was going to “do everything I can
within your community and everywhere to destroy your reputation”.
The tap on Brant’s cell phone was made without obtaining a court order. The
Criminal Code allows for wiretaps without a court order in extreme
situations. There was plenty of advance notice given about the day of
action last year.
Gangster-like Commissioner Fantino admitted that … there were snipers
ready at this time and he was close to moving in. Fantino’s Mafioso tactics could lead to another Ipperwash given the high number of colonial violations against Indigenous rights. We will continue to protect our people, our land and our possessions. Fantino is dangerous.
He will not let the law stop him from trying to incriminate us.
Fantino’s actions contradicts the OPP’s guidelines for dealing with
Indigenous people as recommended in the wake of the OPP killing of Dudley
George at Ipperwash Provincial Park in 1995. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty stands
by his mobster commissioner. MNN calls for the immediate resignation of Fantino.
MNN Staff Shawn Brant’s lawyer, Peter Rosenthal, speaks to the media on Saturday (CBC).
PLEASE NOTE : As can be seen, it has becoming critical for legal actions to
be taken soon to protect our rights. We have no funds. Canada is hiring
costly law firms to defend their illegal actions and suppress our rights.
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Chris Webb is an activist and journalist living in Winnipeg. He is currently publishing assistant at Canadian Dimension. Read other posts by Chris Webb.
