10-25-2010, 07:18 PM
adam baker has asked that the Australian consulate be notified of his arrest in the US.
the Aussie Consulate will NOT bail him out or provide him with money or an attny.
The Australian Government cannot get you out of jail.
What we can do to assist
We will do everything in our power to assist Australians who are arrested or in prison overseas, but we must also work within the legal and administrative processes that apply in the country.
We can:
* visit you while you are detained
* assist you in getting information about visitor procedures or accessing money or telephones
* provide you with a list of local English-speaking lawyers
* if authorised, arrange for your next-of-kin to be contacted and informed of your welfare
* assist you to organise your family and friends to send you money
* assist you to maintain contact with your family
* discuss justified and serious complaints about ill-treatment or discrimination with the local authorities
* raise medical or dental issues with local authorities, should you fail in your attempts to have these issues addressed
* arrange a small loan from the Australian Government under the Prisoner Loan Scheme (subject to your location and strict eligibility criteria)
* monitor your court trials and, in some circumstances, attend as an observer
* where applicable, provide you with information on the International Transfer of Prisoners Scheme
* support an application for a pardon, if local law and practice allow.
What we cannot do
We cannot:
* get you out of jail, or give Local Authorities written guarantees to secure your release
* determine your innocence or otherwise
* conduct investigations relating to any alleged offence
* provide you or your family with legal advice
* make recommendations as to which lawyer you should choose
* pay your lawyer’s fees, instigate court procedures or interfere in local judicial processes
* seek better treatment for you than that provided to the host country’s own citizens or other nationals
* arrange your bail or pay your fines
* support you financially in prison, except in some circumstances where the country and your circumstances qualify you for the Prisoner Loan Scheme.
the Aussie Consulate will NOT bail him out or provide him with money or an attny.
The Australian Government cannot get you out of jail.
What we can do to assist
We will do everything in our power to assist Australians who are arrested or in prison overseas, but we must also work within the legal and administrative processes that apply in the country.
We can:
* visit you while you are detained
* assist you in getting information about visitor procedures or accessing money or telephones
* provide you with a list of local English-speaking lawyers
* if authorised, arrange for your next-of-kin to be contacted and informed of your welfare
* assist you to organise your family and friends to send you money
* assist you to maintain contact with your family
* discuss justified and serious complaints about ill-treatment or discrimination with the local authorities
* raise medical or dental issues with local authorities, should you fail in your attempts to have these issues addressed
* arrange a small loan from the Australian Government under the Prisoner Loan Scheme (subject to your location and strict eligibility criteria)
* monitor your court trials and, in some circumstances, attend as an observer
* where applicable, provide you with information on the International Transfer of Prisoners Scheme
* support an application for a pardon, if local law and practice allow.
What we cannot do
We cannot:
* get you out of jail, or give Local Authorities written guarantees to secure your release
* determine your innocence or otherwise
* conduct investigations relating to any alleged offence
* provide you or your family with legal advice
* make recommendations as to which lawyer you should choose
* pay your lawyer’s fees, instigate court procedures or interfere in local judicial processes
* seek better treatment for you than that provided to the host country’s own citizens or other nationals
* arrange your bail or pay your fines
* support you financially in prison, except in some circumstances where the country and your circumstances qualify you for the Prisoner Loan Scheme.