Erstellt: 23.10.12, 23:52 Betreff: Ex-MP kept in Israeli prison refuses to sign ‘false confession’ to be released
An elderly former Canadian MP who is in an Israeli prison for trying to breach a naval blockage of the Gaza Strip is refusing to sign a document that might speed his release.
But Jim Manly’s family and supporters say the waiver would force him to admit to a crime he did not commit – and there is no guarantee that the Israelis would set him free immediately if he complies.