FC: Scientology critic seeks asylum in Canada, reportedly arrested

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Some quick searches turned up no news articles about Henson's reported 
arrest. Background:
http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=henson
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/23/henson/index.html

-Declan

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From: xenu () blazenet net
Date: 28 May 2001 21:56:06 -0000
Subject: Henson arrested by heavily-armed swarm of police in Toronto

This might be good to forward to media only, especially Keith's lawyer's
contact info which should NOT be posted to ars at the moment lest it cause
a firestorm of calls.

(I presume the jail at Oakland, or wherever they send immigration prisoners,
is where Keith is now.  His lawyer could help on that, but only to media, not
to alt.religion.scientology or wide fora.)

Here's the flash, minimal as it is.  I won't email anyone updates
unless they explicitly express further interest.


[Snip]  One of Keiths lawyers has just spoken to Keith and Immigration.
This is the situation:
 An Immigration warrant waas issued for Keiths Arrest
For failure to declare to Immigration, when Keith entered Canada on May 12

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Apparently, Henson was arrested by heavily-armed police at a shopping
mall.  His spiritual adviser Gregg Hagglund (or whatever you want to call 
him ;-)
is taking him a red cross care package and may be visiting him for a while.
I think he's incommunicado for a bit.

There is a bail hearing tomorrow on this and then we'll find out exactly
what's up.

The SNAFU here (and the basic clusterfuck) is that his lawyer Guidy
Mamann was poised to file the necessary papers tomorrow.

Who knows what will happen?  Deportation is almost the best case,
with additional charges entirely possible, depending on whether or
not the arrest was based on entirely bogus information.

(Henson did not enter Canada as a "fugitive," though a bench warrant
was issued on May 18, six days after he entered Canada.)



Here's Keith's counsel information from a press release by Gregg
Hagglund.

 Mr. Guidy Mamann
gman () migrationlaw com

of Mamann & Associates.
www.migrationlaw.com

74 Victoria Street, Suite 303
Toronto, Canada M5C 2A5
[phone number deleted per request. --DBM]

And Keith's own contact information


Keith Henson
c/o
Temple of At'L'An
Refugee Committee
2237 Munns Ave.
Oakville Ontario
Canada
L6H 3M9

email atlan () home com
Telephone: 905-844-6216


Henson's reluctant American counsel:

James J. Harr
of James O. Cripps
Suite 4
PO Box 3540
133 N Buena Vista
Hemet, California 92343

Phone:  (909) 925-5024
Fax:  (909) 652-2250


Henson's former counsel Graham Berry
email: GrahamEB () aol com



Riverside Press-Enterprise Reporter Erin Randolph
Email: erandolph () pe com
(909) 487-5229


Websites featuring information on the case

http://freehenson.da.ru (a redirector which will always
point at the current home of the site)
http://www.operatingthetan.com
Current home of the Free Keith Henson site
NOTE that all references to http://freehenson.tripod.com are
permanently broken as I have no intention of ever using Tripod
for anything of any kind ever again
Point instead to http://freehenson.da.ru or http://www.operatingthetan.com

http://cryptome.org
This one might be responsible for the Slashdot one and I'm greatly
pleased with it.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/17/0238223&mode=thread
Slashdot thread on Henson situation

http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=henson
A nicely selected and bandwidth-friendly distillation of some of the
most critical material which has been posted to Declan McCullagh's
well-regarded politech list




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