Free Djillali Campaign

Norwicher
Posts: 291 Joined: 26-09-03
Submitted by Norwicher on 23 March, 2006 - 07:54.

Our friend Djillali or J.P. as a lot of us know him, was detained for over 34 hours at Norwich Police station before being transferred to Harmondsworth Detention Centre. During that time neither he nor his friends were informed the reason why he was being detained

He was born in Paris of Algerian parents and has been living in the

UK as a valuable member of the community since 1993. He has been a

postal worker, is a skilled musician and more recently spent a lot of time caring for his ill wife, Doreen, prior to her death. Djillali has established a wide circle of friends in Norwich and wants to continue to live in the UK, which he considers his home.

After the death of his wife and partner for four years, his right to remain was challenged by the authorities. He is now fighting the threat of removal to Algeria.

Letters

Djillali would welcome letter while he is in Harmondsworth the

address is.

Djillali Salemkour

DMS 57471

UKDS

PO Box 724

Harmondsworth

West Drayton

Middlesex

UB7 0XN

Norwich Demonstrations and Meetings

There will be a stall this Saturday on the Haymarket between 11am

and 1pm Monday 27th there will be a demonstration outside the Forum from 6pm to 7pm followed by a meeting.

Harmondsworth Demo 8th April

There is a national "No Borders" demonstration at Harmondsworth.

Transport is being organised from Norwich.

Email list

To keep in contact we have formed a Yahoo group

To subscribe send a blank email message to

freedjillali-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Contact

Email: freedjillali@yahoo.co.uk

Telephone: 07881 483542

Letter of Support

Please send personal letters of support (please quote his Home

Office reference number - S1194073) or sign a printed copy of a

letter and then send them to:

Djillali Salemkour, c/o Dr Ian Gibson MP, Boardman House, Redwell

Street, Norwich, NR2 4SL

Donations

Djillali and his anti deportation campaign needs money. Donation

can be sent to:

Djillali Salemkour, c/o Dr Ian Gibson MP, Boardman House, Redwell

Street, Norwich, NR2 4SL

PaulMarsh "Waiting......... Watching. "
Posts: 1373 Joined: 26-09-03 Location: Hackney, London.
23 March, 2006 - 07:57

Surely if he was born in Paris, he can get French citizenship, in which case he can live wherever he wants in the EU?

Norwicher
Posts: 291 Joined: 26-09-03
23 March, 2006 - 10:00
PaulMarsh wrote:
Surely if he was born in Paris, he can get French citizenship, in which case he can live wherever he wants in the EU?

One would have thought so. He never registered for French nationalisation, not that I would have thought that that mattered being born in Paris, but it seems his recent brush with the law while Doreen was dying, is at the heart of the matter.

Evening news

Rob Ray "The difficulty with unions is how to turn grump into thump."
Posts: 3158 Joined: 06-11-03 Location: England
23 March, 2006 - 10:42

I'll be chucking up that EASF post tonight probly, and will add the events at the same time.

Rob Ray "The difficulty with unions is how to turn grump into thump."
Posts: 3158 Joined: 06-11-03 Location: England
23 March, 2006 - 15:04

K rewrote with some more info, tis up and events posted.

Norwicher
Posts: 291 Joined: 26-09-03
23 March, 2006 - 16:07

Cheers Saii wink

Coconut man "Will probably be a liberal MP in 5 years"
Posts: 167 Joined: 13-02-04 Location: Norwich
23 March, 2006 - 17:34

It's probably also worth mentioning that he's a Berber and Algeria has a history of repression of the Berber people.

Rob Ray "The difficulty with unions is how to turn grump into thump."
Posts: 3158 Joined: 06-11-03 Location: England
23 March, 2006 - 18:26

You could have posted that as a comment on EASF there coconut, tis what the additions bit is for (along with being a repository for crazy email-bots) wink

Norwicher
Posts: 291 Joined: 26-09-03
23 March, 2006 - 20:08

I've known JP well (and knew Doreen well) for about 10 years. Never knew his name was Djillali or that he was a Berber.

Weird to find out all these details from others and reading leaflets after the blokes been kidnapped by the state.

confused

Coconut man "Will probably be a liberal MP in 5 years"
Posts: 167 Joined: 13-02-04 Location: Norwich
28 March, 2006 - 09:45

Last night, at the bookfair meeting, I found out he'd been deported, which was annoying, because I'd just spent the ABC meeting writing to him.

Apparently the campaign is still going; they're trying to get him sent back now.