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\r\nTitle: Fatima<\/span> No 9<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\nAuthor: Marilyn Shepherd<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\nDate: 23-01-03<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\nShe was young. She was beautiful. She prayed \r\nfor peace and she dreamt of freedom. And now she is dead. Her name was Fatima \r\nand she was the ninth person to die from the cruelty of detention.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/p>\r\n \r\nO<\/span>ver the past two years nine innocent people \r\nhave died in the Australian concentration camps run by Wackenhut, the American \r\nprison company employed by the Australian government to torture and persecute \r\nrefugees.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\nFatima<\/span> was no 9 - she spent 16 months in hell on <\/span>\r\nChristmas Island, and island similar to Nauru, \r\nmade up of bird shit and the occasional palm tree.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\nShe was supposed to die unnoticed - the \r\nfollowing series of emails sent and received made sure that would not happen.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Message 1<\/span><\/p>\r\n -----Original \r\nMessage-----<\/span><\/p>\r\n From: Marilyn \r\nShepherd [shepherdmarilyn@hotmail.com]<\/span><\/p>\r\n Sent: Tuesday, \r\n21 January 2003 12:23 AM<\/span><\/p>\r\n To: \r\n\"Undisclosed Federal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n Subject: Death \r\nin custody number 9<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Dear \r\n\"Undisclosed Federal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n I have been \r\nvery reliably informed that a refugee woman was removed from Christmas Island to \r\nPerth hospital last week and died of an untreated brain tumour.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n There has been \r\nnothing in the media about this tragedy, and the woman's husband and children \r\nare still imprisoned on the island. <\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Please find out \r\nwhat happened to this poor lady, she deserves a word or two, or at the very \r\nleast an acknowledgment that she existed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Also what about \r\nthe husband or children, they are Iraqi I think.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Two men sent \r\nhome from our concentration camps to Afghanistan have been confirmed dead, they \r\nsuffocated trying to escape the living hell for the last time. Somewhere near \r\nthe border with Iran they were found dead in the back of a truck.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Also it seems \r\nthat \"Undisclosed Person\", is a very unhappy \"person\" after being forced to deal \r\nwith \"Undisclosed Agency\" and \"Undisclosed Agency's\" disruption and interdiction \r\npractices from the \"Undisclosed Office\". Could he be the whistleblower for \r\n\"Undisclosed Federal Minister\"?<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Please try and \r\nfind out some of these things \"Undisclosed Federal Minister\".<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n My number is \r\n\"Undisclosed Phone No\", I told Macklin and Crean I wanted no more kids in \r\ndetention by the time I turned 50, times now up and they are still there.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Large detention \r\nfires also reported from Nauru from about last Friday, seems they don't like our \r\nrented bird-poo islands any more.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Yours sincerely<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Marilyn \r\nShepherd<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Message 2<\/span><\/p>\r\n From: \r\n\"Undisclosed Federal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n To: 'Marilyn \r\nShepherd'<\/span><\/p>\r\n Subject: RE: \r\nDeath in custody number 9<\/span><\/p>\r\n Date: Tue, 21 \r\nJan 2003 14:41:57 +1100<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Marilyn,<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n I've made some \r\ninquiries and it appears that the young women concerned died as a result of an \r\naneurism, not a brain tumour. (You'll need to be careful with that information, \r\nbecause the official I spoke to didn't have all the technical details of the \r\ncondition.) That changes the story somewhat, because such conditions often go \r\nundiagnosed. <\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Nonetheless, \r\n\"Undisclosed Federal Minister\" made a public call for a full and public inquiry \r\n(there may be a Coronial Inquiry - it's up to the Coroner) and \"Undisclosed \r\nFederal Minister\" questioned the fact that no public announcement was made of a \r\ndeath in custody. \"Undisclosed Federal Minister\" also pointed to allegations by \r\nnurses and others that ACM is often less than diligent in providing medical \r\ncare. I'll keep you informed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \"Undisclosed \r\nFederal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Message 3<\/span><\/p>\r\n From: Marilyn \r\nShepherd [shepherdmarilyn@hotmail.com]<\/span><\/p>\r\n Sent: Tuesday, \r\n21 January 2003 11:47 AM<\/span><\/p>\r\n To: \r\n\"Undisclosed Federal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n Subject: RE: \r\nDeath in custody number 9<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Brain tumour or \r\naneurysm \"Undisclosed Federal Minister\" she was offered Panadol and told to \r\ndrink water. There are never investigations into these deaths, and no matter \r\nwhich way its cut the woman died in custody. Brain tumours, Crohn disease, \r\nanything can go unnoticed, but it is usually inquired into. I have dozens of \r\nstories of neglect by ACM as regards to medical care but I will pass this on to \r\nthe people who gave me the information. Do we have a name and what about the \r\nhusband and kids?<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Love Marilyn<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Message 4<\/span><\/p>\r\n From: \r\n\"Undisclosed Federal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n Sent: Tuesday, \r\n21 January 2003 <\/span>11:57 AM<\/span><\/p>\r\n To: 'Marilyn \r\nShepherd'<\/span><\/p>\r\n Subject: RE: \r\nDeath in custody number 9<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Marilyn,<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \"Undisclosed \r\nFederal Minister\" thinks an inquiry is vital and will continue to push for one - \r\npublicly. I have not been able to ascertain the name of the woman or her family. \r\nThe husband, poor man, and children came with her to Perth but have, cruelly, \r\nbeen sent back to Christmas Island.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Regards,<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \"Undisclosed \r\nFederal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Message 5<\/span><\/p>\r\n From: \r\n\"Undisclosed Federal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n To: 'Marilyn \r\nShepherd'<\/span><\/p>\r\n Subject: FW: \r\nDeath in custody number 9<\/span><\/p>\r\n Date: Tue, 21 \r\nJan 2003 17:34:24 +1100<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Marilyn,<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Sorry to \r\nbother you again on your birthday, but \"Undisclosed Federal Minister\" has been \r\ncontacted by a lawyer who does pro-bono work for refugees and has had some \r\nexperience with a coronial inquiry here. She is offering to ensure that the \r\nfamily have proper representation in any inquiry. Otherwise, she tells me, the \r\nhearings can be very lopsided.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n If you are \r\nable to get the name and contact for the husband in due course from your \r\ninformants, we could make sure that he can, if he wishes, instruct a lawyer to \r\nensure that as much information as possible is before the Coroner.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \"Undisclosed \r\nFederal Minister\" will be writing to the Minister today urging him to ensure \r\nthat such an Inquiry is held and that the events leading to her death are \r\ninvestigated and made public.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Regards,<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n \"Undisclosed \r\nFederal Minister\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Message 6<\/span><\/p>\r\n From: Marilyn \r\nShepherd [shepherdmarilyn@hotmail.com]<\/span><\/p>\r\n To: \r\n\"Undisclosed Contact\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n Sent: \r\nWednesday, January 22, 2003 <\/span>\r\n8:50 AM<\/span><\/p>\r\n Subject: Fwd: \r\nFW: Death in custody number 9<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Dear \r\n\"Undisclosed Contact\",<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Got this email \r\nfrom \"Undisclosed Contact\", hope this series makes sense to you and maybe we can \r\nget more information like the welfare of the husband and kids, the names, the \r\nages, how long she had been ill etc.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Thanks if you \r\ncan help<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Marilyn<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Message 7<\/span><\/p>\r\n From: \r\n\"Undisclosed Contact\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n To: 'Marilyn \r\nShepherd'<\/span><\/p>\r\n Subject: \r\ndetails<\/span><\/p>\r\n Date: Thu, 23 \r\nJan 2003 07:28:13 +0800<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Dear Marilyn<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n The lady who \r\ndied in detention was called Fatima Erfani an Afghani. She had been in detention \r\nfor approx 16 weeks. She had 3 children and was aged approx 28 years old. Her \r\nhusbands name is Ali Reza Erfani. He speaks excellent English. His whereabouts \r\nare unknown, possibly back on Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n Regards<\/span><\/p>\r\n