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The Director of Public Prosecutions has confirmed that all charges against Eileen Jia are dropped. This result follows the formal submission of our letter and the mounting pressure from this campaign. We will now monitor the case files to ensure the file is officially closed.

November 7, 2005

MIN QUAN PETITION:  Takeaway Racism

MIN QUAN PETITION: Takeaway Racism

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Started by Anonymous 20 years, 11 months ago
Add your name to this letter which we will deliver to the DPP: To Ken Macdonald QC Esq Director of Public Prosecutions 50 Ludgate Hill London EC4M 7EX Dear Mr Macdonald QC, We are writing to show our support for Ms Eileen Jia, partner of Mr Mi Gao Huang Chen who was murdered in Wigan, Lancashire, in a brutal and unprovoked race attack on 23 April 2005. Eileen Jia not only witnessed the horror of seeing her loved one die, but barely managed to survive the attack herself. Her life has been shattered and her young heart broken. However, Eileen\'s nightmare does not end here. Unbelieveably, she has been charged with common assault and affray by the police for daring to defend herself and attempting to save her partner. As a society, we have always condemned racism. Why should an innocent grieving woman be charged for simply trying to defend herself Eileen believes that she has been victimised by the authorities because of her race. This case is only one of hundreds of similar cases reported to TMG Min Quan. Her experience explodes the myth that the Chinese Community is immune to racism. It also demonstrates that the Chinese community is victimised by the authorities whilst trying to defend itself against racial violence. We urge you to review the facts of the case so that the charges against Eileen Jia can be dropped. We thank you in anticipation and look forward to receiving your response. Yours sincerely, The Undersigned.

Updates

Reached 500 supporters

September 5, 2005

Reached 100 supporters

August 22, 2005

August 21, 2005

We are approaching the 100 signature milestone which will be used to establish formal standing when we submit this letter to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Please secure additional signatures now because our credibility with the office depends on reaching this threshold before the end of the week.

6 Comments

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Linda Gupta
20 years ago Featured

Heartbreaking. She lost her partner and now the police are treating her like a criminal for trying to survive. Fix this ASAP.

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Chloe Chapman
20 years ago Featured

How can the authorities be so blind? This poor woman has suffered way too much. Stop the charges and show some real justice.

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James Cho
20 years ago Featured

Total sham of a case. Self defense isnt a crime. Let her be.

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Sarah Petersen
20 years ago Featured

This is completely wrong. She was fighting for her life and her partner life. Nobody should be punished for defending themselves against thugs.

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Mark Snyder
20 years ago Featured

Drop the charges now. It is clear what really happened that night and she has been through enough already. Justice for Eileen.

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David Mills
20 years ago Featured

Absolute disgrace. You cant expect someone to just lay down and die while being attacked.

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