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Death by Lethal Injection DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION By Alan C. Atkins The truth about Englishman Albert Wilson’s sentence and eventual acquittal in the Philippines. 1 Contents A Remarkable Story 4 Suny’s Release 5 Foreign Travel A Warning 6 INTRODUCTION Story by Alan Atkins 6 1 A Storm Is Brewing 8 2 A Very Bad Day 12 3 Pio’s Mistake 15 4 Paradise lost 19 5 Serious Bargaining 25 6 A Cry For Help 29 7 Nica’s “Credible” Story On One Rape 34 8 All Is Solved Moran Arrives 44 9 Oh Dear: Nica Proven To Be A Liar 48 10 Philippine Hysterla Explained 49 11 The Medical Evidence 53 12 Nica’s Brother Takes The Stand 57 13 Nica Tells Of Other Alleged Rapes 60 14 More Expert Opinion Ignored 65 15 With Friends Like These 67 16 Pathetic Defense Summation 73 17 The Day Of The Verdict 74 18 How ‘Mission Nigh Impossible’ Begins 77 19 Team Formed Contact Made 80 20 Competency Questioned 83 21 Fifirst To Die - Leo Echegaray 88 22 The Helplessness Of The Catholic Church 94 23 Walter Tries To Help, Again 104 24 A Visit To Prison 109 25 Appeals For Financial Assistance 115 26 Problems In Prison 119 27 Meeting Some Of The Family 122 28 Inept Lawyers Force Amateurs To Write A Brief 130 29 Confession Of Wilson’s Lawyer 136 30 Walter ‘Mitty’ Moran Reveals How Dangerous He Really 138 2 31 The Final Appellant’s Brief 147 32 Questionable Behavior At The Court 152 33 Suspicious Actions Revealed 158 34 Solcitor-General Recommends Acquittal 168 35 ‘More Leaks Than A Plumber Can Fix’ 176 36 A Soiled Victory 182 37 The Storm Breaks 186 38 A Little Bit Guilty ? 190 Addendum 1 Appealing For Funds 193 Addendum 2 Letters From Wilson 200 Addendum 3 British Embassy Letters 221 Addendum 4 Some Letters To The Press 243 Index 247 Symbols 247 3 A Remarkable Story This is a remarkable true story of a happening that took place in the Philippines in 1996. It is about Albert Earnest Wilson (Suny Wilson) a British national and former taxi driver from kent who was sentenced to death in 1998. He was the first European to be sentenced to death in the Philippines since the reintroduction of the death penalty in 1994. He was wrongly accused of rape of his 12 year old step daughter, and for 4 years fought with the aid of others to secure his aquital. These others were concerned for this injustice that had occurred not only to Suny and that also threatened other foreign visitors to the Philippines. This story tells how that the Pio Pasco (A Filipino) the father the 12 girl old step child, who was allegedly raped demanded and sought to black mail Suny for a sum of P1,000,000.00 Peso’s and upon payment the charge would be withdraw by means of a letter of dissidence, which was allowed in the Philippines. Suny refused to pay this money as a matter of principle as he was innocent. As a result he was imprisoned on Death Row, in New Bilibid Maximum Security Prison, and faught for his life and he adopting the title, Dead Man alive. This book tells the story. Suny Wilson on Death Row After 4 years he was acquitted, on 19th December 1999, and walked out of Death Row a “dead man” but ALIVE. The Supreme Court of the Philippines had found the accusation against him, “NOT WORTHY OF CREDENCE”; the Solicitor General had found it, “BUT A FABRICATION”. The author of this text relates how he first heard of Suny’s plight from his own brother Michael John Clarke, a British national, who too had been sentenced to prison in the Philippines for16 years, for a crime he did not commit. Michael too was serving his time in New Bilibid Prison and was able to visit Sunny on Death Row each day. This news was received in a letter sent from within New Bilibid Prison 4 October 18th 1998. Dear David and family, Michael John Clarke I trust this letter finds you all well. I haven’t heard from you in over a year since you last sent the photos of your wedding and informed me of your new daughter. I did reply to say that I too got married to “Fe” last October 23rd 1997. My case is still under Appeal and could be another year before a decision. This country is really crazy; many foreigners are getting convicted of Alleged Child Abuse and getting long jail terms. Even last week another British Guy Suny Wilson got the Death Sentence for raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter. I have spoken to him several times on Death Row. His girl friend Vickie’s former husband and daughter framed him up, even the Embassy knows he is innocent but can do nothing. If you ask me how I am, well to be honest with you I am not at all well. I am very, very thin and old. I’m getting more and more depressed and just cannot come to terms with being in prison for a crime I did not commit. Last September 5th “Fe” died of blood cancer, which has has left me in a state of shock. Etc Regards Michael. Suny’s Release On Suny’s release, on 19th December 1999, he was escorted from the Prison, by the British Ambassador and officials, to the Airport and he and Vickie, the mother of the alleged abused child, flew to England safely. Suny’s first action was to telephoned the brother of Michael John Clarke 25th December 1999, to bring news of my brother and of the National Beurau of Investigations N.B.I) report that cleared him of the alleged crimes. Michael too had been wrongly convicted of a crime he did not do in 1996 and had served 4 years of his 16 year sentence. It was then Suny and Vickie visited David and debriefed him of the whole affair and activities in the Philippines and of his wish to assist others who were still in prison in New Bilibid Prison. It was this meeting that prompted David to go on a mission of help to the Philippines and bring assists to his brother and many others. This story is recounted ion the books ‘Trojan Warriors’ and ‘Mission to the Philipinnes’. It was then I decided that I must go on a mission to the Philippines to bring assistance to my brother. In June 2001 the opponent of Suny, and the father of the child, Poe Pasco died of an apoplectic fit just one year after the release of Albert Wilson, which serves to show 5 vengance is mine I will repay sayeth the lord. For it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Rom. 12:16. Foreign Travel A Warning This story of Suny Wilson also serves to show that foreign travel can be dangerous and advice from the Embassy should be followed in order to avoid unnecessary tragic results. INTRODUCTION Story by Alan Atkins “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” This famous saying could be that this journey of one year began with a chance remark and ended with the writing of this book. The remark was made to Earl Wilkinson in an English pub that is situated in the heart of Manila’s central business district, Makati. That chance remark resulted in Wilkinson switching from being an ardent and locally famous anti-pedophile crusader into forming and leading the team of people. In what he describes as a “Mission near impossible,” this team was to obtain the full acquittal of death row convict, Albert Ernest Wilson who had been convicted of raping his twelve-year old stepdaughter. What is more remarkable is that this acquittal was obtained just fourteen months after sentencing, a record period of time in the Philippines where the wheels of justice turn slowly. During this period, Wilkinson spent a large portion of each day interviewing the people involved in the case, telephoning many others, writing copi ous letters and assembling documented facts. The prisoner, Wilson, was visited and interviewed by him many times over the course of the year. Thus, any conjectures in this book are of minor nature and purely for narrative purposes. Earl Wilkinson, an Australian, is now into his seventies, and has lived in the Philippines for nearly fifteen years since retiring from his very successful Sydney property corporation. Initially, he enjoyed his retirement while still keeping active con trolling his own investments. “After years of making money for others, I decided it was time to make some for myself,” he once stated. To save himself getting bored he maintained his interest in Marlin fishing, big game hunting and activities that would daunt most men half of his age. Some of these are revealed within later chapters. These activities still left him time to explore parts of the country in which he was now residing, the Philippines. One particular place he visited was Pagsanjan, a tourist spot approximately 60 kilometers south of Manila. Pagsanjan, details of which are aptly described within the appropriate chapter. Here he was horrified to witness open displays of pedophiles from all over the world. Investigating further, he saw similar in tourist areas of Manila itself. He was disgusted that the Philippine authorities did little or nothing to stop it. He started writing letters to the Manila press, and thus began the activity for which he is now locally famous.
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