APPEALS AGAINST DETENTION
CHURCHES SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT SETTING UP REVISIONS AUTHOR! i rF.S (P.A.) Wellington, July 6. The Inter-Church Council on Tublie Affairs at a representative meeting held in Wellington to-day, passed the following statement for publication: “From the lime when regulations governing military service were first framed the Inter-Church Council representing all the major church bodies in New Zealand, made representations to the Government urging the setting up of special courts to h?ar appeals against military service on giounds o! conscientious objection, as ui Great Britain and also an appellate tribunal. The tiiurches representations were not accepted, and all types of appeals have been heard by manpower tribunals. The churches recognise that our forces have served in the cause of freedom and freedom ol conscience is one of the essential principles of true democracy. Wo welcome the action of the Government in setting up revision authorities, which afford the well recognised British right of appeal to any person who may have grounds for considering that his case has been wrongly determined. The Council is confident that such attitude commends itself lo the judgment of all right-thinking citizens."
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 160, 9 July 1945, Page 2
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