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Effectiveness of legal and non-legal mechanisms

Fight 20 years sentence of jock palfreeman


- Melee between jock and local football fans
- Father did not know the procedures
- He pulled out a knife to scare the people away
- Andrei Monov died from a single stab wound under his armpit (he believes
he did not kill Monov)
- His friend Antoan Zahariev received a knife wound to his side 19 years
- Jock received a wound on his arm
- MURDER WITH HOOLIGANISM charged under this in Bulgaria (they
believe it was an unprovoked murder. He went out that night to kill
someone)
- 0.1 blood alcohol concentration, but in contrast the other boys appeared
to be much more affected
- Injured boy .18
- Boy who died - .29
- Hristo Monov psychologist (dad of dead boy)
- Hristo Monov was making comments in the media. Deputy Chairperson of
Child Protection you have to politically and personally well connected to
get this job
- During the investigation, police secured all CCTV camera footage taken
outside the government building where the incident occurred
- Police failed to locate key eye witnesses including two Roma men, also
known as gypsies
- Simon was struggling with legal issues he called Julian McMahon pro
bono barrister who organised a small team. Simon also had a Bulgarian
lawyer for his son, Dinko Kanchev
- Jock had no criminal convictions or pending charges in any countries he
has been in
- It was clear a lot of witness statements who identified that the boys were
in an argument with gypsies. The statements had the story of Jock
- The police and lawyers said there is no evidence which is so stupid
considering there were statements
- The prosecutor said Jock had intentions of finding a killer
- Jock pleaded non guilty on the basis on self defence. If it happened in
Australia, he would have been acquitted or a charge of manslaughter due
to excess self defence.
- In Bulgaria, close family members are allowed to be on the self defence
team Simon became part of the team
- Bulgaria has an inquisitorial system a bench of judges
- Parents of the boy who died were the first two witnesses thats fine no
need to stress on this
- MONOVS WERE PART OF BULGARIAS ELITE
- Monovs were suing for compensation alongside the criminal proceedings,
which had a great impact on how the criminal proceedings were run
- Members of the group changed their version of events to say there was no
Roman people and no fight
- Defence wanted to bring in the original statements, but the prosecutor
and parents worked together to block this. In 2010, the law changed to
stop this, but it was too late
- It would be bad for the Monovs if the son was drunk, part of a gang, and
attacked a woman
- Cross-examining the policemen the police denied what they had written
in their signed statements. When the defence asked the judge to double
check their statements, the Monovs used their right to say that were not
going to have their statements read out in control. EVIDENCE WAS BEING
PLAYED WITH
- Simon was faced by a system he does not have confidence in
- Trials can be weeks or months apart. Sometimes Simon flies to Bulgaria for
a trial, but a witness or judge is unavailable and they have to post pone
the trial
- Simon has to work, which is hard because he has to go the trials as well.
He suffers financial pressures
- On the last day of the trial, the forensic pathologist gave evidence about
the autopsy of Monov. He gave evidence that the wound showed that
there was a fast thrusting movement but he conceded that he couldnt
actually tell if the thrusting came from someone stabbing Monov or from
Monov falling onto the knife. The knife wound itself showed the possibility
that were was a double edge blade, but Jocks knife wasnt a double edge
blade, which raised significant questions for the defence lawyers on
whether there was another knife involved
- In December 2009, they went through 18 court hearings
- JUDGEMENT DAY: simple statement. Murder with hooliganism and sentence
of 20 years
- Hristo Monov: Jocks father said he was proud of him. According to me
from a moral aspect he can only be condemned as the father of killer
because im convinced his son is a product of the family he was born in

Appeal Hearing
- Palfreemans werent mentally prepared for the appeal because they
couldnt understand the reasonings for the verdict
- On one hand the court accepted the witness statement of Georgini that
there was a beating of a man, but then in its conclusion, it positively found
that there was no evidence of the fight of the Roma or Gypsie THIS IS
COMPLETE STUPIDITY
- A large number of witness statements taken from the boys in the group
that said there was fight with a gypsie. These people changed their
stories, then the Monovs blocked it from coming out
- There are already excess of 200 cases waiting to be checked by the
European court of Human Rights the Bulgarian judiciary is already under
scrutiny by the European union
- Geri Palfreeman (sister of simon) was diagnosed with a disease
(dysplasia?). She needed a bone marrow transplant. Of the 6 siblings, only
Simon was a match. Family issues and stress during the trial
- Jock Palfreeman appealed the conviction as unjustified in the light of
evidence. The prosecution and civil claiminants appealed the 20 year
sentence was too lenient, requesting it should be increased to life without
parole
- Simon is getting tired from travel. Sometimes Simon gets optimisitic, but
then his hopes get shattered.
- Jock is losing hope
- Defence wanted to look at whether the injury was consistent with the
Jocks knife.
- The forensic evidence was poorly done. The appeal courts rejected the
request of reviewing the forensic evidence
- Doctor Grozeva? Examined jock and the boy that was wounded. When she
examined Jock, there was no blood stains on his clothes. She is not sure if
he is the murderer
- Monovs blood was found on the knife carried by Jock
- Doctor Grozeva found that it wasnt Jocks knife that caused the wounds
- Jocks fingerprints were not found on the knife he carried. The injured mans
blood was not on it either
- Julian McMahon there is a lot of doubt. This doubt is important when
committing someone of murder.
- Doctor Grozeva is upset with the police and forensic science here. They
are not well educated
- Jock carried a knife because of the dangers in Sofia
- Simo Panov a person that was saved by Jock in another incident
- The police agreed their first statements was original and valid. This was
obvious purgery but nothing was said about that but atleast we had their
original police statements
- Dr Krassimir Kanev, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
- Antoan Zahariev. If Andreis parents ask me to give a statement then I
will as it happens
- Jock tries to focus on the welfare of other inmates
- Heathrow Airport snowfall has stopped the planes. They postponed the
court date to another date in January
- Simon had a health scare. He couldnt see from one of his eyes. He
discovered he has partially lost the sight in his right eye. Could be a result
of the stress and the fact that Jock is in prison
- Court upheld the 20 year verdict. The court formulated a worse version of
the story, saying he wanted to kill way more people
- They had another appeal. It will come any day. If it is adverse, they will
consider taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights
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- There are no partial fingerprints of Jock on that butterfly knife. That it
means its possible that Jock didnt kill him
- Jock
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