need for a general labour I WANT to draw your reduct. the case of David Avondale.
David was sentenced to 13 years after being found guilty of armed robbery in January 1982 It is a tragic but noi unique case of 'the state's continual contempt harassment of black people David was arrested convicted evidence of who chased and and scuffled golaway There was no forensic of the man said was WinO Nine after the robbery Iwa. rested for another the robbery It is interesting to note that not onv has no one else been arrested for the crime unal lnice miel pal ticipated in but David Avonvale had been subject to continual police harassThe evidence against him was flimsy enough but the working of the legal snowed now lie discriminate against the working class in our socie ty.
The judge would not allow the court to adjourn be able hear the witness evidence disagreed scuffle whose with the police, but was content to have read a doctored version of this to the emphasised the ability of the police to make their recognition and played down the conflic ting evidence The that David received of 13 years was out of proportion to people convicted of similar crimes bearing mind that no one was hurt in any way Just as the show trials of the Southall 342 four carried ycals message to the community of Southall, so does this If you're black, you're pected to be treated like inferior can third class citizens.
ED COLEMAN, West London dale Ce FraiD has been se- The Free David Avonup to publicise David's ap peal.
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