Case Document Filed Page of Case Document Filed Page of The Honorable Al i son Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York United States Courthouse Foley Square New York NY 4th November Your Honor I have no idea what value if ace on my wor but I write anyway in the nope that she can be granted bail We are all living through extraordinary times across the world people have had the i liberties curtailed due to the spread of Covid-19 Here we are about to enter into another month long lockdown and must stay at home This loss of all our liberties I think has had the impact of making us all reflect on what libert i es i i we most value the ab ili ty to see our families and friends the ability to hug them the ab i lity to feed ourselves and do exerc i se I appreciate that Ghislaine is one of many in the MDC right now however it does strike me as deeply troubling that a person though innocent until proven guilty can be treated i a way that on any measure i i nhumane and degrading I can think of no justification whatever for her not having been fed properly or not hav i ng access to glasses so she can read or indeed the majority of the letters I have written to her being sent back For any trial to be fair she must have the opportunity to defend herself and to do that she needs a function i ng mind solitary confinement since July and potentially until next July surely puts that at risk I understand you are balancing any perceived risk against the odds of her fleeing she is of no danger to the publ i It cannot be beyond the realms of possibility and practicality to define terms that guarantee her presence not least because I firmly believe she intends to defend herself She should be allowed to sleep She should be allowed to eat She should be allowed to have the support of friends and fam i ly as she prepares her defence Her treatment to date feels punitive and unjust She had ample opportunity to leave the US legally prior to her arrest and did not do so It is less likely not more likely that she would do so now Since she is no danger and the only fear is flight I urge you to look at her history of not practical and technological tools at your disposal to assuage any fears of flight Yours sincerely
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