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Anti-Masonic activist to be convicted in court
On 25 October 2002 a British man went to the High Court to expose "a Masonic conspiracy startling enough to bring down the government" but he did not expect to end up on trial himself.
Mr Kourosh Etmad-Moghadam now stands accused of attacking the HIgh Court judge Mr Justice Sir Christopher Pitchford. Kourosh allegedly became frustrated and punched Sir Pitchford repeatedly in the face. Kourosh claims that the judge deliberately tried to "provoke" him, but no details of any antagonistic behaviour by the judge have ever been reported.
This vicious and sustained attack on one of Britain's most senior Judges in his own courtroom has been virtually unreported in the British media. We searched the archives of the BBC, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Sun, but found no articles about Kourosh. Apart from the Daily Mirror, and two local Associated New Media publications, we couldn't find one media source that reported this story.
The details of the alleged conspiracy have not been reported or published in the mainstream media, ever.
SOURCES:
Metro (UK), "Loser in courtroom 'punched the judge'", page 7, 8 July 2003.
A JUDGE was punched in the face by a man trying to sue the police and the Lord Chancellor in the High Court, it was claimed yesterday. Kourosh Etmad-Moghadam climbed on to a table and attacked Mr Justice Sir Christopher Pitchford after throwing a glass of water over the clerk and kicking an usher in the leg. Southwark Crown Court was told. As Etmad-Moghadam was restrained by security guards, the judge was forced to go into an adjoining room for first aid. The court heard the drama happened last October when the 47-year-old from Lambeth, South London, tried to bring a case that would have llegedly exposed a masonic conspiracy startling enough to bring down the government. Etmad-Moghadam turned violent when he thought the judge was going to rule against him, the court heard. He denies assault and criminal damage. The case continues.
Daily Mirror (UK), "", 8 July 2003.
[ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=13153772&method=full ]
A HIGH Court judge told yesterday how he was allegedly attacked in court by a man who disagreed with his ruling.
Mr Justice Sir Christopher Pitchford denied being ordered to "wind up" Kourosh Etmad-Moghadam to protect a Freemasonry conspiracy that could have destroyed the Government.
He said: "I received orders from no one."
Etmad-Moghadam, 47, allegedly leapt on to the bench at the Royal Courts of Justice and punched the judge in the face.
He also threw a lamp, a glass and kicked an usher, Southwark crown court, South London, was told.
The prosecution said Judge Pitchford denied a bid by Etmad-Moghadam to sue the Lord Chancellor and Met Police.
The defence suggested the judge was part of a conspiracy to pervert justice, and tried to "provoke" Etmad-Moghadam into breaking the law.
Etmad-Moghadam, of Lambeth, denies assault. The case continues.
Evening Standard (UK), "Man 'punched judge after ruling'", 7 July 2003
[ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/5626514?source=Evening%20Standard ]
A man repeatedly punched a senior High Court judge after disagreeing with one of his rulings, a court heard today. He also threw a glass of water over him which missed and "soaked" the clerk instead, it was claimed.
By the time Kourosh Etmad-Moghadan had been "restrained", the court official was nursing an arm bruised by a flying book holder, an usher had been kicked, and a lamp damaged, London's Southwark Crown Court was told.
Hoping it would help calm things down if he left court, Mr Justice Sir Christopher Pitchford made his way to a side room where he was given first aid, said William Carter, prosecuting.
By this time police had taken over from security staff at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London and arrested the 47-year-old defendant.
Etmad-Moghadan, of Lambeth Walk, Lambeth, south east London, denies three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one of criminally damaging a lamp on October 25 last year.
Mr Carter said the background to the incident dated back to July 2000 when the defendant first sought to sue the Lord Chancellor and the Metropolitan Police Commission.
They subsequently applied to have the matter "struck out" and a hearing was fixed for December. The move proved successful when the defendant failed to turn up.
"There matters rested until the middle of 2002, when Mr Etmad-Moghadan attempted to resurrect them," said Mr Carter.
He failed, but sought another court hearing to get the result he wanted.
"As the judge delivered his ruling the defendant attempted to interrupt. He was asked not to do so but he persisted and interrupted again to the point where the High Court judge explained if he did not keep quiet he would be asked to leave," said Mr Carter.
"But then there came a stage when it became quite apparent that the ruling was not going to go in Mr Etmad-Moghadan's favour."
The judge was going to rule against him and not allow him to pursue his civil action against the Lord Chancellor and the Commissioner.
"As that point was reached the defendant began to get more and more agitated, demanding to know whether or not the judge was a freemason."
Eventually his "agitation turned into aggression and abuse" as Etmad-Moghadan first shouted and swore at the judge before picking up a glass of water and throwing it in his direction.
"It missed but it soaked the clerk, Bryony Young."
Mr Carter told the court the defendant then threw a plastic book holder, hitting the court official on the arm.
"He also picked up a lamp, which perhaps fortunately was plugged in, preventing him from throwing it."
At that point usher Gavin Dawson tried to intervene and calm the defendant down, but he failed, and suffered a cut finger for his pains, the court was told.
Mr Carter said that the still angry defendant then leapt onto a bench to get nearer to the judge.
Sir Christopher tried to push him away but instead was punched a number of times in the face, the barrister claimed.
"He also kicked out at Mr Dawson who received some bruising to his left leg."
Seconds later security staff arrived.
FURTHER READING:
"The Insider"
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"The Insider" mailing list article, 08 July 2003.
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