A petition was commenced to try and help convince the minister that there is genuine public concern to try and help Mark stay in Australia supported by his family and that sending him to PNG and his almost certain death would be wrong.
You can add your name to the petition here.
Mark Basa has been at the Villawood Detention Centre for several years. Without warning and in the middle of the night, he was recently taken from Villawood to Perth where he stayed for a number of weeks. Then, again in the middle of the night and without warning, he was taken in chains to Christmas Island.
60 Minutes presents the scientific data and opinion that proves there are real medical explanations for the death of Kathleen’s children. Kathleen’s conviction can’t possibly be beyond reasonable doubt.
Mark Basa was convicted by a jury of murder on 3 August 2006. The conviction was for the death of Zane McCready in an emergency doorway area of the Ex-Services Club on Hanbury Street, Mayfield, Newcastle on 7 July 2005….
The most important requirement in all criminal trials is that the onus of establishing guilt is to the standard of beyond reasonable doubt. This standard of proof stays immovably with the prosecution throughout a trial. In Kathleen Folbigg’s case an essential element that needed to be proved beyond reasonable doubt was that she intended to kill or cause grievous bodily harm to her children.
The prosecution said that she smothered them, but failed to prove this was the case.
Fourteen months after the request for a pardon was presented, the Governor of NSW, the Hon Margaret Beazley, has announced that a second inquiry would be held into the conviction of Kathleen Folbigg. This recommendation was made by the Attorney…
Read the complete copy of the grounds and submissions supporting the pardon petition for Kathleen Folbigg
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Mark served his term. I can’t see him as a threat to our community and also because of his medical condition he should not be send back to PNG.
The judicary system of westminister that Australia legal system uses is a laughing stock.
This case has taken ages that proved PNGs child Mark, as innocent but still being put behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
So damningly sad..
Marks whole episode with Law and Justice in Australia has been less than satisfactory. The trial was full of errors and lies by so called witnesses, the evidence was tainted with supposition, and none of this was helped by seeing the Judge “nodding” off during the trial. The REAL killer is still at large, but the system has turned a blind eye and feels the job is done.
FAR FROM IT!
I feel like I’m in the deep South of the USA.
To make matters worse, Mark served the full sentence (despite having some serious health issues,) and was then sneaked down to Sydney, all whilst his father was on the way to pick him up.
Either re-open the trial or let him go….quite simple really.
the need could not be more dire not only the risk of death by murder but also death by chronic pancreatitis and we all know Png has harly any health services let alone specialits in pancreas issues, please help an i am sure you will feel better having done so he is afterall a protected person of australia so he is under our care, Thankyou