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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:30 am Post subject: Ali Khan |
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Stumbled across this today. I have never heard anything about this before... it sounds like completely atrocious 'justice' in the typical korean style. I wonder if any Korean speakers out there can shed any further light on the matter. If indeed it is true then it deserves all our attention.
Anyway. From the facebook site.
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My name is Audrey, and I have started a campaign on behalf of my friend Ali Khan, inmate #3309 in Daejeon, South Korea. I began correspondence with Ali in early spring of 2006.
He is young, loves to travel, and above all else, meet new people and experience life. Ali's very trusting and generous, taking in complete strangers who've come into misfortune at the hands of others. He is hopeful for the future and for a new chance at life.
In 2003 he was accused of the murder of a fellow Pakistani, accused by a man who later confessed to the crime and confessed to lying about Ali's involvement. Regardless of police brutality and incompetence, and the lack of evidence, Ali was convicted based on the initial confession of the true murderer. In appeals court the perpetrator attempted to correct his statement and exonerate Ali but was ignored by the judges. Now, despite Ali's innocence, his case is closed and he is sentenced to life in prison without parole. There have been no efforts to see justice done on his behalf in any form of an appeal or retrial.
I am imploring the world community to support our efforts to reopen Ali's case within South Korea's Ministry of Justice.
All it takes is 5 minutes of interest and a visit to http://free-ali.blogspot.com/. Read and leave your comments of support. Every comment brings us closer to accessing the Korean Media, and every comment is sent to Ali, so that he can see he is truly not alone.
We thank you so much for your support. |
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wo buxihuan hanguoren
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Location: Suyuskis
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:43 am Post subject: |
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If this is a true story, it is pretty messed up. However, it seems this Ali guy speaks English, surely he could've have gotten a translator assigned by the cops/court, instead of relying on that other Pakistani guy that did him in? Also, he signed his 'confession' with his thumb print, without even knowing what it said - that's begging for trouble right there.
What if that Pakistani guy that did him in has left Korea?
That is weird though, I thought a foreigner killing another foreigner would probably just get deported, not locked up for life. I'm going to have to change my plans for some of my enemies here I guess. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:47 am Post subject: |
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How Korean Justice (Injustice) works:
1. Judges are not independant, they are appointed for a fixed term, not for life. This means that if they make decisisions that their employer does not approve of, their employment contract is not renewed.
2. Summons to appear before the court. If a witness/police officer makes a statement that is prejudicial to your case, you don't have an opportunity to disprove the testimony. Why? If your lawyer summons the 'witnesses' to appear before the court, they do not have to attend, so there is no opportunity for cross examination.
3. If a witness/police tells lies that are prejudicial, and even if it is discovered that the statements are lies, judges here do not punish perjury, hence there is not disinscetive to provide false testimony.
4. There is no discovery process.
5. Korean Judges have no legal training, and many very little experience.
6. There is no jury system.
A United Nations report shows that the conviction rate in Korea is about 95%. In other words a court case is merely a show trial. Judges just rubber stamp, the accusation made by a corrupt police force.
North Korea Justice, South Korean Justice Same Same.
The Justice system is the very foundation upon which a country is built.
Koreans should hold their collective heads in shame for tolerating and allowing this to occour |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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How Korean Justice (Injustice) works:
1. Judges are not independant, they are appointed for a fixed term, not for life. This means that if they make decisisions that their employer does not approve of, their employment contract is not renewed.
2. Summons to appear before the court. If a witness/police officer makes a statement that is prejudicial to your case, you don't have an opportunity to disprove the testimony. Why? If your lawyer summons the 'witnesses' to appear before the court, they do not have to attend, so there is no opportunity for cross examination.
3. If a witness/police tells lies that are prejudicial, and even if it is discovered that the statements are lies, judges here do not punish perjury, hence there is not disinscetive to provide false testimony.
4. There is no discovery process.
5. Korean Judges have no legal training, and many very little experience.
6. There is no jury system.
A United Nations report shows that the conviction rate in Korea is about 95%. In other words a court case is merely a show trial. Judges just rubber stamp, the accusation made by a corrupt police force.
North Korea Justice, South Korean Justice Same Same.
The Justice system is the very foundation upon which a country is built.
Koreans should hold their collective heads in shame for tolerating and allowing this to occour |
I've worked with an ex-Supreme Court Justice here in korea for the last year.
I'd put his legal knowledge up against yours any time. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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Duh, I'm not a lawyer!
The statements I've made come from an independent report published by the United Nations and their legal experts. |
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