Community | September 27, 2009 | 8 comments

GMO whistleblower on trial in Germany

source: http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/11523-gm-whistleblower-on-trial-in-germany

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A well known critic of GM in Germany and a whistleblower on the corruption and sleaze surrounding its introduction there is facing two major court cases and a possible prison sentence.

The first case involves a court appearance at Giessen on September 30th as a result of the decontamination of some GM barley in Giessen in 2007 - a field trial of the University there. This could lead to a lengthy prison sentence, as two of the 'field liberators' were previously sentenced to 6 months in prison and the prosecutor appealed against this sentence on the grounds that it was too lenient!

Jorg Bergstedt will then be in court again on October 12th in Saarbrucken, because of his whistleblowing on "insider relationships" and networks in the area of genetic engineering. Bergstedt is author of the pamphlet Organisierte Unverantwortlichkeit (Organised Irresponsibility), in which he shows, with many supporting references, the close links that exist among pro-GM politicians, regulatory authorities, companies, lobbyists and research institutes in Germany.

An injunction by the district court in Saarbrucken has ordered him (and only him!) as of August 20th to stop disseminating the pamphlet and its content. The case against Jorg Bergstedt was brought by Prof. Uwe Schrader, head of the pro-GM lobby group InnoPlanta, and Kerstin Schmidt, CEO at AgroBioTechnikum and BioTechFarm. Interestingly, in terms of the incestuous world that Bergstedt exposes, their lawyer is Horst Rehberger, who is also the lawyer who represents the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)* in Gatersleben in the case of the decontamination of a GM field trial by 6 activists.

Jorg Bergstedt is determined not to let anybody stop him from telling the truth and has appealed the decision. His supporters are hoping people will be able to be present in Saarbrucken to express their support for Jorg Bergstedt on the day of the hearing. The case is scheduled for 1pm on October 12th.
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    Community,   Green,   Earth and Science,   Sustainable Agriculture
  2. tags:
    Truth,  GMOs,  Food Fascism,  Corporate espionage
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8 comments // GMO whistleblower on trial in Germany

  • coughsyup
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      coughsyup  

    • Dude I just realized it, the GMO foods we now eat have built up our immune systems enough to starve out the H1N1 virus. We are now too f!@king laced with this s%#t to get more than a head cold from these deadly pandemic viral outbreaks! Eat more processed food people.. bypass the piggy vaccine!

    • 2 years ago
  • krush_productions
  • coughsyup
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      coughsyup  
    • coughsyup:

      That's right! Tooth paste don't cut it either. I'm drinking bleach straight from the bottle to get my teeth back to pearl white again. Nah ..would never drink CLOROX OR KOOLAID. Only filtered water fur dis kid!

    • 2 years ago
  • csmonut
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      csmonut  

    • This is yet another travesty of GM corps. and their exploitation of greed among officials.
      The day will come when people have to start cultivating their own food, if they want to survive.

    • 2 years ago
  • krush_productions
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • Buy or threaten the jury? There's a lot on the line for the biotech industry regarding GMOs in our food. It is big big business. I think they will do anything to silence effective critics. Look at our own media. I would guess not many have heard of Jeffrey Smith outside of the videos he has on the Internet and word of mouth from people like myself and others here and elsewhere on the web. This goes deep. The fact that he was told not to disseminate the information is very telling in and of itself as to who is telling the truth about GMOs. And it isn't the companies pushing it down our throats. I just hope this doesn't set a precedent for other countries to start arresting critics. This is totally anti-democratic.

    • 2 years ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • Actually, food fascism has taken hold globally. People and scientists globally are being gagged and intimidated regarding getting out the truth about the effects of GMOs. And yes this is unreal. People actually standing up for the environment and our health are put on trial. We've gone through the looking glass.

    • 2 years ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • A possible prison sentence for exposing the truth about GMO corruption? Yet, no trials for those propagating these dangerous organisms on a wholly uninformed public and our environment?

    • 2 years ago
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