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  • Maurice Not Guilty Verdict

    News just in that Maurice has been freed by a majority not guilty verdict. The jury fully acquitted Maurice on all charges at Cardiff Crown Court today. He's currently being processed and will be released shortly. More information will be posted as soon as we hear more.

  • Court 5 Appearance / Posts

    Very quickly...since we're making a mad dash to get to Court 5 at Cardiff Crown by 12pm today. Maurice has been given a hearing, but we don't know what about - Judge Llewelyn Jones is presiding. Based on prison information, he is to be taken to court. It is possible this might mean he's now...

  • Taking Food Again?

    Yesterday (04/08/09) I visited Maurice, prison number AK6632, at HMPS Cardiff. He is very thin and is feeling weak. He did not think that he would be able to walk from the healthcare block to the visiting area at my next booked visit (Saturday). He seemed resolute and as astute as ever, but did not answer...

  • Serious Developments

    The latest news is that Maurice refused to appear at his bail hearing yesterday, because the court refused him Habeas Corpus (his right to appear in court in person to defend himself against the law) . Instead they would have only allowed him to appear via video link. As a result of his unwillingness...

  • 30lb Lighter

    Hello I was correct. M did stop eating while at the Houston Deportation Centre and has returned some 30lb lighter than he set off. He always loses weight when he does an appreciable amount of flying (so much flying to do, so little time to eat...) but 30lb in a short time is rather excessive and he looks...

  • Heading Home to the UK

    Hello Have received some encouraging news from FCO this afternoon (Thurs.). M is expected to be home soon. I have had no opportunity to speak to him but I gather that he has telephoned friends in Texas. I am told that he does not sound too well. I was probably correct in my assumption that he would stop...

  • Nil Information

    Hello (Monday pm) M's friend travelled to Austin deportation centre to visit m today - M is allowed one person to visit for one hour once a week - Monday between 9am and 1pm. He was not allowed access to M as M is in "segregation"? Our equivalent of solitary confinement, I suppose. On receiving...

  • Only One Step Up From Jail

    Good evening (Sunday pm) Still no positive news. I understand that M will be deported, probably within 10 working days if all is straightforward (can any of this be straightforward - none has been so far). I haven't spoken to M for 10 days and hope that he is OK. I suspect that that he's bearing...

  • Out of the Frying Pan into a Sink

    Hello (Wednesday am in GB) M is still being held at a deportation centre at Houston. This is confirmed by consular staff. There is no indication yet of when he will travel to GB, but I hope to hear soon (there is still washing up waiting). I have been told a variety of stories regarding this second detention...

  • Deportation from United States

    Hello Today I received news of M. I was in contact with the consular office late on Friday. The saga isn't over yet. I was told that he was invited to a restaurant for a beer (probably Thursday evening). He said he was outside sitting on a bench with other people, when he was picked up by the police...

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