'$653,000 in gold bullion stolen from the Perth Mint in West Australia. No violence, no victim and precious little evidence, yet three brothers were convicted and given sentences of 12, 16 and 20 years. The brothers maintained that they were framed.
'This book demonstrates shortcomings in the 'security' of installations and services dealing with gold bullion, subsequent police investigation, and the judicial process in Australia's wild west.
'Relevant to everybody in that the authors' observations published in 1985 are being proven factual in 2002 - Evidence was manufactured and destroyed so that jury members were not given the opportunity to dispense justice…and this in a western, first world democratic society.
'The book was then effectively banned through legal actions brought by police officers.
'Burglary, theft, arson and fraud led to the crime. Unsigned confessions, illegal surveillance, assault and destruction of evidence led to the accused fighting to prove that they were framed.
'The right to 'Freedom of Speech' and the presumption of innocence are put into question as a result of this chilling expose.'
Source : publisher's blurb
