We have a Canadian in trouble here.
This is heartless treatment.
This is heartless treatment.
Harper urged to intervene in Martin case
Charles Rusnell , CanWest News Service
Published: Sunday, March 09, 2008
Supporters of a Canadian woman imprisoned in Mexico for more than
Supporters of a Canadian woman imprisoned in Mexico for more than
two years without trial are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper
to intervene in her case.
Numerous attempts by Helena Guergis, Canada's secretary of state
Numerous attempts by Helena Guergis, Canada's secretary of state
for consular affairs, to force Mexican authorities to expedite the case
of Brenda Martin have so far produced no results.
As her case has dragged on with no apparent end in sight,
Martin's mental state has deteriorated. On Sunday, Martin, who is
suicidal, was moved to a prison hospital in Guadalajara and
placed under 24-hour guard.
"Clearly the efforts made by Helena Guergis have been ineffective," said
"Clearly the efforts made by Helena Guergis have been ineffective," said
Deb Tieleman, a childhood friend of Martin's who has led the public
campaign to win her freedom.
