Statement of Jonny Ablewhite

 Jonny Ablewhite, along with John Smith and Kerry Whitburn, had their
appeal today against the draconian sentence of 12 years for activities
related to Newchurch guinea pig farm. They received no reduction in
sentence. The prosecution were even told they didn't need to present
their case. This is indicative of the corruption of the judicial system
and the state's repression of animal rights activists!

PRESS RELEASE

Once again my pleas for equanimity, objectivity and a reasoned approach
to the provable facts of this case have been ignored. My requests to the
Court of Appeal for an adjournment to give my newly appointed solicitor
the opportunity to comprehensively review the case were ignored. This, I
believe, was a purposeful and injudicious decision. The numerous
invalid, specious and unfounded accusations that Judge Pert QC made in
his sentence summation on May 11th 2006 and my challenges to them have
again been disregarded, without rhyme or reason. I can only surmise this
case has become a political chess game and false accusations are so
abound that all logic has been lost. The pretexts and purposes of the
police, the media and the courts are clearly insidious and
Machiavellian. How I am expected to calmly settle down and complete my
sentence, one can only guess? Until there is a fair and decent
exploration of the evidence in this legal drama - one which has been
played out for the media from the time of my arrest in 2004 until right
now - I will continue to question and challenge the decisions made about me.

The animal advocacy movement is fast joining the ranks of other minority
social movements who are prejudicially mistreated on arbitrary grounds.
We are viewed with institutional disdain for our ethics, while other
minority peoples are marginalised for their race, gender, or
nationality. And, with them, we shall not be trampled so efficaciously.
 From prison, I shall continue my fight for probity and justice. Thank you