Socialist Outlook

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Life sentence for race attack victim

· Socialist Outlook no. 25, July 11 1992 · 194 words

SATPAL RAM has been in prison for six years for defending himself against a vicious racist attack.

Satpal intervened when a group of white men began to huri racist abuse at the staff of an Indian restaurant in Lozels, birmingham, He was attacked with a broken glass for his pains.

Given that the assailant was much larger than him, Satpal picked up a knife to defend himself. refused to be treated, and later died.

Satpal, then 20 years old, emence for murder by an all-white jury. His guilty. given a life Tel: 021 551 4518. defence counsel did not even argue that Satpal was defending himself. And Bengali-speaking waiters, who could have acted as witnesses, were nor proviaca wit merpreter:

Once again British justice' has shown that in reality there is one law for whites, one law for blacks - and that means if you're black, you're Support is growing fast for Satpal's campaign to have his case referred to the Court of Appeal. Write to your MP and/ or the Home Secretary, quoting prison reference no.E94164.

Contact the Free Satpal Campaign do 101 Villa Rd, Handsworth, Birmingham B19 INH.

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