The BC3 still needs your help. The next hearing in the extradition trial is scheduled for April 9th 2008. The latest reports are that a tentative plea bargain has been reached. The deal would see Michelle Rainey and Greg Williams go free, while Marc Emery serves a 5-10 year sentence. However, one of Emery's stipulations, that he be allowed to spend more than half his sentence in a Canadian prison, has caused the deal to hit a snag. A 5 year sentence for selling marijuana seeds does not fit within Canada's sentencing guidelines. Essentially the Canadian government is saying they cannot agree to the plea because the sentence is illegal under Canadian law.
The BC3 need your help more than ever in their battle with the DEA.
Please call the Canadian Minster of Justice at (613) 957-4222 to tell them it would be "cruel and unjust", and an insult to Canada's sovereignty, to extradite Canadians Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey and Greg Williams to the United States to face life in US prison.
If you can help with money please donate to the BC3 Legal Defense Fund .
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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