LAWYER FRIENDS – Jose Maria Sison

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May 1, 2015

LAWYER FRIENDS — Prof. Jose Maria Sison, NDFP lawyer Bernard Tomlow and Jan Fermon of the Belgian Progress Law Network, lead lawyer of Sison in his successful case for the removal of his name from the EU terrorist list.

I benefitted from their legal counsel. This is an initial album, open to additional photos.

Hans-Eberhard Schultz (left), ptrominent German human rights lawyer and member of Sison’s legal panel against the EU terrorist listing.

Victor Koppe collaborated with Michiel Pestman to defend Sison against the false crimnal charges in 2007

Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Belgian lawyer Jan Fermon and Archbishop Joris Vercammen of Utrecht. Jan Fermon is the lead lawyer of Sison in the case against his inclusion in the EU terrorist list. He and his legal team won the case in 2009.

British international law expert and human rights lawyer Richard Harvey of the Garden Court Chambers.

Dutch lawyer Dundar Gurses, member of Sison’s legal panel against the EU terrorist listing.

British human rights lawyer Bill Bowring of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers.

Atty. Edre Olalia, private lawyer of the family of Mary Jane Veloso and representative of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the Internationa Association of Democratic Lawyers.

Lawyers Rachel Pastores and Joke Dereymaeker with Joma in the middle. — with Joma Sison Secondacct.

Wolfgang Kaleck, general secretary of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and member of Sison’s legal panel against the EU terrorist listing.

Lawyer Julie Tieleman, previously of the Belgian Progress Law Network.

Lawyer Suus Hopman assisted Michiel Pestman and alternated with him in visiting Prof. Sison in prison.

The eminent Atty. Romeo T. Capulong, founder of the Public Interest Law Center, who successfully handled the legal cases of Prof. Jose Maria Sison in the Philippines and abroad since 1988.

Prof.Jose Maria Sison, Atty. Rachel Pastores of the Public Interest Law Center and Atty. Edre Olalia of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers.

Prof. Jose Maria Sison and his lawyers celebrate the victory in 2007 against the false charges of murder instigated by the Manila government and adopted bythe Dutch government.

British human rights lawyer Anna Morris beside Prof. Jose Maria Sison. The topic is the NDFP Declaration and Program of Action for the Rights, Protection and Welfare of Children.

Atty. Romeo T. Capulong, member of Sison’s legal panel against the EU terrorist listing.

Prof. Jose Maria Sison chats with friend Ramsey Clark, chairman of the International Action Center and former US Attorney General. Clark defended Sison against the false charges of terrorism and murder.

Dutch lawyer Michiel Pestman successfully defended Prof. Jose Maria Sison against false charges of murder in 2007. Beside him is Ties Prakken, famous criminal lawyer.

Prof. Jose Maria Sison, NDFP lawyer Bernard Tomlow and Jan Fermon of the Belgian Progress Law Network, lead lawyer of Sison in his successful case for the removal of his name from the EU terrorist list.

Main lawyers of Prof. Jose Maria Sison in his US human rights case against the fascist dictator Marcos. At the center is lead lawyer Paul Hoffman of the ACLU, flanked on the left by Romeo T. Capulong, Ralph G. Steinhardt professor of law at the George Washington University and on the right by Prof. Sison and Ellen Lutz of the Human Rights Watch. Photo was taken in 1991 after Sison gave his deposition against Marcos for his illegal detention and torture. Sison and legal team won the case in 1996.

Lawyer Joke Dereymaeker and Client Joma Sison at the Palace of Justice in Luxembourg.