Michael John Smith
2007-02-20 19:19:30 UTC
It was only recently, in January 2007, that I discovered Tony Hollan
had been posting material about my case on LegalBanter. Not that
could object to that matter, if it was material already in the publi
domain, but he was publishing material that was being privatel
discussed between himself and I. Needless to say, I had never been tol
by Mr Holland that this material was being posted, because he wa
feeding me a story that he was in contact with solicitors and lawyer
he knew.
I genuinely believed that Mr Holland was trying to help me, and sinc
July 2006 we have been in correspondence concerning my case at th
Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). What he did not appear to lik
was the fact that I was also in contact with John Symonds (known as th
"Romeo" spy), who has proved to be a good friend to me and also
source of valuable information to my case.
For the past few months Mr Holland has continually been trying t
undermine Mr Symonds involvement in my case, but I tried to be friendl
with both of them without causing any rift. The final trigger, whic
appears to have sent Mr Holland into melt-down, was when I sent out a
email to Professor Christopher Andrew and staff at Cambridg
University, attacking Andrew for not correcting errors in "Th
Mitrokhin Archive" (1999) about my case.
Open Letter to Professor Christopher Andrew
http://cryptome.org/mi-parrot.htm
Suddenly Mr Holland changed completely. From his initial agreement tha
this letter was a good one, he suddenly started sending emails to th
recipients undermining my position. I immediately got the impressio
that he was trying to sabotage my case, and it appears Mr Holland wa
probably working as an MI5 agent all along, to prevent me winning a
Appeal.
His behaviour has been pretty bizarre for some time. He caused m
lawyers to drop me, because they said they couldn't deal with somebod
like Tony. He also accused my trial QC of being a goat f**ker and
paedophile, and he has often sent strongly worded emails about my cas
to important people and organisations without my knowledge o
agreement.
Tony Holland is now writing emails off to all his contacts saying tha
he believes I am guilty of espionage. For a man who claimed to believ
in my innocence, this is indeed a dirty game to play by any yardstick
And why should he suddenly have turned so much against me? I canno
understand what makes this man tick, but his actions come across tha
he is like a spoilt child, who cannot get his own way. Rather tha
behave like a man and just forget any hurt he feels I have caused hi
pride, he would rather do everything to sabotage my chances of winnin
an Appeal. I was the one who spent over 10 years in prison, and now
have to suffer this leech on my back as well.
I only wish I had read this thread from Noel O'Gara before I got s
tied up with Tony Holland, because I think Tony Holland is the kiss o
death on anyone who listens to his mad ideas.
http://tinyurl.com/34bgx6
Michael John Smit
--
Michael John Smith
had been posting material about my case on LegalBanter. Not that
could object to that matter, if it was material already in the publi
domain, but he was publishing material that was being privatel
discussed between himself and I. Needless to say, I had never been tol
by Mr Holland that this material was being posted, because he wa
feeding me a story that he was in contact with solicitors and lawyer
he knew.
I genuinely believed that Mr Holland was trying to help me, and sinc
July 2006 we have been in correspondence concerning my case at th
Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). What he did not appear to lik
was the fact that I was also in contact with John Symonds (known as th
"Romeo" spy), who has proved to be a good friend to me and also
source of valuable information to my case.
For the past few months Mr Holland has continually been trying t
undermine Mr Symonds involvement in my case, but I tried to be friendl
with both of them without causing any rift. The final trigger, whic
appears to have sent Mr Holland into melt-down, was when I sent out a
email to Professor Christopher Andrew and staff at Cambridg
University, attacking Andrew for not correcting errors in "Th
Mitrokhin Archive" (1999) about my case.
Open Letter to Professor Christopher Andrew
http://cryptome.org/mi-parrot.htm
Suddenly Mr Holland changed completely. From his initial agreement tha
this letter was a good one, he suddenly started sending emails to th
recipients undermining my position. I immediately got the impressio
that he was trying to sabotage my case, and it appears Mr Holland wa
probably working as an MI5 agent all along, to prevent me winning a
Appeal.
His behaviour has been pretty bizarre for some time. He caused m
lawyers to drop me, because they said they couldn't deal with somebod
like Tony. He also accused my trial QC of being a goat f**ker and
paedophile, and he has often sent strongly worded emails about my cas
to important people and organisations without my knowledge o
agreement.
Tony Holland is now writing emails off to all his contacts saying tha
he believes I am guilty of espionage. For a man who claimed to believ
in my innocence, this is indeed a dirty game to play by any yardstick
And why should he suddenly have turned so much against me? I canno
understand what makes this man tick, but his actions come across tha
he is like a spoilt child, who cannot get his own way. Rather tha
behave like a man and just forget any hurt he feels I have caused hi
pride, he would rather do everything to sabotage my chances of winnin
an Appeal. I was the one who spent over 10 years in prison, and now
have to suffer this leech on my back as well.
I only wish I had read this thread from Noel O'Gara before I got s
tied up with Tony Holland, because I think Tony Holland is the kiss o
death on anyone who listens to his mad ideas.
http://tinyurl.com/34bgx6
Michael John Smit
--
Michael John Smith