False Imprisonment For Contest
FALSE IMPRISONMENT IN KENYA
Gladys, a woman in mid Kenya
An orphan, woman farmer with two children
Opened the door to an old friend
She hadn’t seen for many years
The friend left
Her case in a closet to be collected at a later date
The police came
That case, forgotten by Gladys
in the busy life of farming....
Contained possessions
of a dead man--murdered--
Jail is cruel in Africa
She was beaten and abused by police
Slept on cement for six months
Eating wormy gruel
Had one visitor
her lawyer
after she was sentenced.
told her she should have raised her hand to tell the judge
The TRUTH
but , sorry, now it was too late
the case was closed and no appeal.
Gladys says
her Bible
Saved her life.
Copyright © Victoria Anderson-Throop | Year Posted 2012
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