Update on Pilipo Souza case


Got this email update from Leon Siu about the Pilipo Souza case.

Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:06:47 -1000
Subject: Pilipo Update
From: Leon Siu <leon@hits.net>

Aloha Kakou,

Pilipo's struggles with the courts of the occupiers continues.

There were two recent court appearances. The one on July 30 I mentioned in an earlier update and was covered quite well in the story by the Advertiser writer, Vicki Viotti. To recap: that hearing was one that Pilipo requested, to petition judge Wilson to reinstate bail so that he (Pilipo) could be released from prison to prepare his case. Pilipo's request was denied. Pilipo was sent back to OCCC to wait for the trial to start on August 4. By that time he will have been incarcerated for 37 days!

The August 4 court date was to determine if the parties were ready to start the trial on August 9. The prosecution indicated they were ready. Pilipo, after restating his protest of not being able to prepare properly while incarcerated, said he was willing to proceed to trial in order to get this over with.

The court appointed standby counsel, however, said that "something had come up," so he could not make the August 9th start date. So the judge put off starting the trial until September 13! and sent Pilipo back to jail to wait another month!

First of all, Pilipo because he is representing himself, the living soul, has from the very beginning refused a court appointed attorney. The judge at the time (Marie Milks, I believe) insisted on appointing a "standby" counsel (Lane Takahashi) to act as an advisor to Pilipo on the technical proceedings of the court. The standby counsel's role is only to advise when asked and can never speak on behalf of the living soul.

As such, the standby counsel is not significant enough to warrant having the trial hinge on whether or not he is available. He is so incidental to the case that the judge could easily appoint another attorney to stand in.

With each step in this case, the de facto STATE OF HAWAII courts deepen their conspiratorial role to deny Pilipo any way to defend himself and to punish him for daring to press the issue of the court's jurisdictional authority. It is a vicious battle.

Please keep Pilipo and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Malama pono,
Leon

Posted: Sat - August 7, 2004 at 11:13 AM    
   
 
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