jpk support committee: pursue legal action
Philippe Couraud, above , heads a support committee for missing journalist Jean-Pascal Couraud - today hoping for a decision on their appeal against the closing off of evidence in an official investigation into allegations of assassination. An English translation of an update sent to members of the JPK support committee, features below. .................................................................................................... Papeete, October 19, 2007 To all the friends, members and supporters of the Support Committee: Evidence already collected shows that the investigation should be pursued As indicated in our last release in September 2007, we have seen in recent weeks that investigatory judge, Philippe Stelmach, proposes to close off evidence for the State case. As we expected, a reading of the investigation file shows quite the opposite is very necessary: to continue the investigation. Principal elements underpinning such a finding are as follows: 1 - Many contradictions