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Monday, October 7, 2013

I definitely like Russia .... now even more after their arrest of Greenpuke activists


Let's hope our nitwit politicians in Ottawa don't start screaming and railing at Russia, demanding the  release of the deadwood Canadians spending some restful time in Russian jails.  They need the vacation.  Who are we to spoil their fun.  Didn't we spoil the good time  the two other Canadians were having in Egypt recently? 

Dave Johnson writing at SunNewsNetwork:
...One of the Canadian Greenpeace activists jailed   in Russia says he's running low on his medication and is only given a tea cup of water at a time in his tiny cell.
Paul Ruzycki, in a letter received by his family on Sunday, said he has been in a 4x5 jail cell by himself for a week and now has a Russian cellmate who doesn't speak any English.

"He says the jail is a loony bin, with people screaming and yelling day and night and craziness everywhere," Patti Stirling, Ruzycki's sister, said on Sunday.

He also claims he was forced to give blood and have X-rays.

Ruzycki, of Port Colborne, ON, is one of the so-called Arctic 30, 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists, being held in Murmansk, Russia, after protesting against the Gazprom-owned oil rig, Prirazlomnaya, two weeks ago in the Pechora Sea.
Ruzycki, who has been with Greenpeace for 25 years, is chief mate on board the Arctic Sunrise, the Dutch-registered vessel seized by Russian officials.
He and the rest of the crew, including fellow Canadian Alexandre Paul, of Montreal, were charged with piracy last week. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.
"We are non-violent peace activists not criminals. We have had people visit our ships around the world, from the Dali Lama, Bishop Desmond TuTu," said the letter released exclusively to QMI Agency.
Stirling said the letter is dated Sept. 30 and written from jail cell 421 in what appears to be Ruzycki's writing.
"It was big news to wake up to," Stirling said. "The family was a mess this morning."
Stirling said the note was printed on paper and someone took a photo of it. Greenpeace sent the photo to the family.....

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