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Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on
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Article in The Sun Times on this:
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George Bothwell held in custody
News
By SCOTT DUNN, SUN TIMES STAFF
Posted 36 minutes ago
A dozen or more placard-waving supporters of George Bothwell greeted visitors to Owen Sound's courthouse Monday.
The 63-year-old farmer from the former Sydenham Township has been in jail since Nov. 1, when he was arrested for failing to appear in the Superior Court of Justice.
Bothwell was in court that day to set a date for a jury trial on charges concerning a run-in he had with police on the eastern fringe of Owen Sound in May 2009, but he wouldn't respond when his name was called and he wouldn't walk past the bar -- which separates the public from the jurisdiction of the court -- when the clerk summoned him at the direction of Justice Robert Thompson.
Accordingly, Bothwell had been in custody for seven days until brought back into court Monday morning to face Thompson again.
The judge banned publication of details of what happened at that hearing until after Bothwell's trial. The publication ban was made under the bail release provisions of the Criminal Code.
Bothwell remains in custody and is to appear in court again next Tuesday.
Three or four uniformed police controlled access to the courtroom before the case was called. Access was permitted only after all electronic devices were surrendered or otherwise kept outside the courtroom.
Bothwell faces two charges of obstructing police and one count of assault while resisting arrest from an incident after a traffic stop May 14, 2009, in Owen Sound.
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Permalink Reply by Bristow on
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He is seeking a common law trail as this country is suppose to be one or so it is claimed. which is your right. The reason why the Judge is keeping the public out of your courts, to witness the faud. The court wishes to charge him, under Unversal Commercial Code, which the government uses to create acts and statues.
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It would appear that the legal system definitely views as a serious threat those who think this way.
As they well should.
The "Freemen of the Land", as they are known, may well be the tip of the iceberg that reflects a growing sense of disenfranchisement felt by many Canadians who are getting sick of an overwhelming and under-performing government.
The National Post recently ran an interesting story about Freemen - see the link below.
http://www.nationalpost.com/Canada+freemen/3748349/story.html
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