Update on Jock’s Appeal Case
4 December 2011
It has been 4 months since the Court of Cassation released its findings. To read the English translation of the verdict click here
While the verdict was a terrible blow, it was not entirely unexpected because to date the Bulgarian judicial system has demonstrated its susceptibility to the enormous outside pressures placed on it.
Jock has now exhausted his avenues of appeal in Bulgaria. The possibility of an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights remains an option. There is also the possibility that Jock could be brought back to Australia to serve his sentence under the “Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons”.
Jock and his family would like to express their thanks for the very generous donations and expressions of support.
For more details on Jock’s case click here.