Issued by the Council of Elders of The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State (ITCCS International Office)
Brussels, Belgium
9 pm GMT , Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Council of Elders of the International Tribunal into Crimes of
Church and State (ITCCS) has unanimously decided to withdraw from the
alleged lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada (FCC) brought by Jason
Bowman on behalf of our Tribunal and our representative, Rev. Kevin
Annett – Eagle Strong Voice.
This withdrawal includes Rev. Annett, and is effective immediately, as of 9 pm GMT or 4 pm Eastern Standard Time.
We have terminated our involvement in this alleged lawsuit after
learning from FCC officials in Toronto, Canada that no such case has in
fact been filed with them by Mr. Bowman.
This decision of our ITCCS Council arises from our resolve to bring
about a genuine, competent and effective legal assault on the Crown and
the Vatican, and other institutions, for Crimes against Humanity.
Our nine-nation Tribunal represents the hopes and efforts of
thousands of victims of crimes by Church and State to bring these
institutions to trial and ultimate dis-establishment for their ongoing
Crimes against Humanity. Our first obligation is to these victims, and
we will let nothing and no-one impede their goal of genuine recovery and
justice.
Our Tribunal has decided to withdraw from the Jason Bowman action for three reasons:
1. The failure of Mr. Bowman to file the case in the Federal Court
of Canada (FCC) or to exercise proper care and professional diligence,
after his public announcement of the case at a press conference held by
Mr. Bowman in Toronto on July 4, 2012;
2. Mr. Bowman's failure to respond to our concerns or to communicate
his reasons for not filing the case, or to explain his strategy or
actions either to our Tribunal or to his co-plaintiff, Rev. Kevin
Annett, and
3. The fact that to proceed with a case in the Federal Court of
Canada is to operate within a court that is not of competent
jurisdiction to address the matter of crimes against humanity by the
Crown itself.
That is, to pursue an action in the FCC would be to recognize the
jurisdiction and legitimacy of the very institution we are confronting
and naming as an agent of Crimes against Humanity, and would thereby
negate and sabotage our own case, specifically by violating Article 25
of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which is a
foundation of our case.
Our Tribunal wishes first of all to reassure all victims of crimes
by Church and State that, rather than representing a step backwards, our
disaffiliation from the Bowman action is a step towards a genuine and
professionally competent attack on the church, state and corporate
agents of genocide and other crimes.
That is, the ITCCS and Rev. Kevin Annett intend to proceed now with
many other plaintiffs to take the same evidence and case against the
Crown, the Vatican, the government and churches of Canada, and
pharmaceutical companies to jurisdictionally competent courts of law not
under the authority of the Crown of England or so-called "canon law".
These courts will include those based in other nations as well as de
jure Common Law courts within Canada.
We are already working with legal teams in several nations to commence proceedings in such courts.
To clarify, our original aim in supporting the Bowman action in the
Federal Court of Canada (FCC) was compelled by the requirement under
International Law to "exhaust all domestic legal remedies" before
bringing a case into a non-domestic court of law such as the
International Criminal Court. We saw Bowman's efforts as a way to do so.
However, this aim has been irretrievably compromised by Mr. Bowman's
behavior and the fact that proceeding in the FCC will violate Article
25 of the Rome Statute, which compels all citizens to refrain from
supporting or colluding with agencies of regimes guilty of Crimes
against Humanity – such as, in this case, the government and churches of
Canada and the Vatican.
Let us also clarify that, ever since May of 2012, when Mr. Bowman
first approached our Canadian representative, Rev. Kevin Annett, and
offered to launch a lawsuit with Rev. Annett as a co-plaintiff, the
entire process of proceeding with this lawsuit has been completely in
Jason Bowman's hands.
Our Tribunal and Kevin Annett have been forced to rely entirely on
Bowman, his word and his judgement, in this matter. We proceeded to do
so in good faith, despite having had no previous contact with or
knowledge of Bowman or his organization, the Association of Citizen
Prosecutors, which after inquiry appears to have no identifiable
history.
Neither Kevin Annett nor any member of the ITCCS has been in a
position to affect Mr. Bowman's actions or the process of filing this
case in the Federal Court, and we have consistently been kept in the
dark by Mr. Bowman about his daily actions and ultimate legal strategy.
Such a defective modus operandi by Bowman is self-destructive and bodes
poorly for the success of any joint legal action with him against our
wealthy corporate oppositon.
Clearly, Mr. Bowman's negligence and unexplained delay in filing the
case has provided great aid and ammunition to our powerful opponents.
They, and various misinformation agencies and internet operatives, have
used and are using Bowman's delay in filing the case to attack and
destroy our credibility, and undermine the legitimacy of our years-long
campaign against genocide and crimes committed by Church and State. We
cannot allow this destructiveness to carry on.
In closing, we wish to make it clear that:
1. By this statement and our withdrawal from the alleged Bowman
lawsuit, we are not implying anything about the motives or personal
character of Jason Bowman; and
2. At no point did our Tribunal or Rev. Kevin Annett aid or conspire
with Jason Bowman or any other party to mislead or defraud the public
or the court in this matter, but at all times we acted only in good
faith, and with trust in Mr. Bowman and his declared efforts.
We regret that our trust and faith was, in this case, misplaced.
Despite these events, we remain even more committed to pursuing the
legal prosecution and eventual dis-establishment of the Crown, the
Vatican, and the other named defendants as conspirators in Crimes
against Humanity, in de jure common law courts and other public arenas.
We will not be deterred in this effort by any momentary delay or
unprofessional disruption.
We call upon concerned citizens everywhere, and all survivors of
church, state and corporate terror, to rally behind our efforts and to
contact our office or Rev. Kevin Annett at hiddenfromhistory1@gmail.com
to join our legal campaign.
Issued respectfully as a Public and Media Statement
by the Council of Elders, ITCCS International Office, Brussels
17 July, 2012
