Confiscated files are illegal
Brussels, Belgium
by Frdric Soumois
There is no doubt but that the Belgian Scientologists were
poorly advised. They could not resist starting their own
string of court suits to get back thousands of adherents'
folders confiscated in 1999 in 25 raids during an
investigation of a fraud case.
On one hand members demanded their folders back as
individual citizens. On the other hand the cult demanded
everything back intact, asserting it was the cult's
property. It also submitted signed powers of attorney
from adherents. This strategy turned out to be a
double-edged sword.
The Brussels law court could only determine, as verified
by our colleagues at "La Libre Beligique," that the
contents of these files stood in contravention to the
personal data security law. There was detailed medical
information, reports on people's intimate lives, including
sexual conduct, testimony about family members, and
confessional reports obtained through the use of the
electrometer (the Scientologists' miracle machine). This
was data which would be illicit for an organization to own
without written agreement of the individual. Besides that,
the people upon whom these reports were kept did not
have access to them to make corrections, in accordance
with law.
It was only to be expected, then, that the court refuse to
turn over these dossiers on January 30, since it was of
the opinion that these statements would serve to defraud
adherents. It is also worthy of mention that in 1997, the
Belgian Parliament characterized the activities of the
Scientology "Church" as dangerous.
La Libre Beligique also revealed that the cult did not only
keep files on its members, but also on government
officials, journalists and people involved in politics. The
records were classified according to the degree of their
danger to the cult.
Independently of this, the appeals court had also
determined that there were no errors before magistrate
Jean-Claude van Espen, who assessed these records to
be illegal and dangerous.
At that point it can be assumed that the case is settled.
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"To this should be added an E-Meter check for criminal records
or undetected current life crimes which could be used for blackmail
purposes by subversive agencies in assisting our destruction."
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Eurocult Reports -- For non-commercial use only
http://cisar.org/trnmenu.htm
February 22, 2002
Le Soir,
http://www.prevensectes.com/rev0202.htm#22g
L. Ron Hubbard
HCOPL 23 Nov 59
Employment of Criminals Forbidden
[Note: The
Scientology®
organization has at best estimate approximately
45,000 to 50,000 followers world wide -- contrary to the 8 million figure
that the organization has been claiming for the past few years or so.
While that number continues to drop (thanks in part to the Internet) few
of the remaining followers are even aware of the unending series of police
raids, indictments, and prison terms their leaders and fellow cultists are
subjected to routinely. Few are allowed to know about their organization's
criminal history, or its current racketeering activities. Even fewer of
the cult's remaining followers are privy to their messiah's written
policies which dictates the criminal behavior that keeps getting their
organization raided (see Xenu.NET for
suitable references of Scientology policy) Scientology management
is the problem, not the thousands of honest believers who are good,
honest citizens; themselves victims of Scientology - flr]
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