As you all know about my parnter Victor Barrie Rees is in some trouble. Heres the story of whats goong on. Heres the basic details.

My partner Vic works out in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, as a crane operator. Vic has worked out there now for just over 12 months.

My partner Vic was arrested on Saturday 21st May 2016. The reason for his arrest was because a judge and the police turned up on site, where Vic works. The judge ordered for everyone to turn all machines off. Vic couldn’t, for safety reasons, turn his crane off immediately. As a crane operator, Vic knows, he’s got to make the crane safe, before turning it off and exiting it. So, this is exactly what he did. Made his crane safe.

On Saturday 21st May, Vic was arrested on site and was taken to a prison. A doctor assessed him, as he was struggling to breathe properly and was fairly weak. Vic was then taken to a hospital, where he had x-rays done, and found he had pneumonia. Vic, then had to remain at the hospital, under arrest. Whilst at the hospital, he had to stay in a room with no windows, so no possibility of escape and lots of armed police around him at all times. This is where Vic remained until Monday 23rd May.

Monday 23rd May: Vic had court. Vic was taken to court by police and 2 of his colleagues. Vic was supposed to have been released on bail. But whilst in the court, one of Vic’s colleagues, seen one judge hand over a wad of cash to another person, who then went back into court, handed the cash over to the judge. It was found out later on, this money was paid to make sure Vic went back to jail. From court Vic was supposed to go back to the hospital, as he was still being treated for pneumonia, but was transferred to a prison instead. Vic’s colleagues and Vic himself was told he would go to the infirmary part of the prison, but this never happened. Vic was handed over into the general population part of the prison.

This prison had 4544 inmates. Vic was the only white guy. He had to fight for his life, the whole time he was in there, day and night. Vic would have to shower out in the yard. The yard was gravel and dust, no tarmac, he had to strip naked to shower in front of the Haitians. This was a horrendous time for Vic, again for being the only white guy, everyone would watch him. Everywhere Vic went within the prison, all eyes would be on him. The guards of the prison could drop search Vic anywhere, they pleased, this means strip search!! The Haitians were after Vic. They wanted to kill him. He has been threatened to be stabbed with a shiv (handmade knife), and they’ve had him up by the throat, Vic wasn’t safe. He also wasn’t protected.

Wednesday 25th May: Vic had court again. He was told he could be expecting 6-12months sentence. If Vic receives this sentence, he will die in the prison.

Court is now either tomorrow or Monday.

We need to stop this!! A British citizen locked up in a foreign prison for no reason as no crime was committed!! This is unreasonable. This is kidnap and false imprisonment!!