"But who Judges the Judges"

"For anyone in prison Christmas is a difficult time. Christmas in prison when you are innocent, is beyond description. Yet I will face it with the hope that next year will bring me justice and the courts will finally be forced to release me so that I can return home to my family who I dearly love and miss so much.

When I think back over the years about what has happened to me, a wave of emotions from anger to sadness engulfs me. I am amazed that the authorities have so far got away with it. I have spent all this time in prison for a crime that never was and yet the police are asking for more powers and the Home Secretary is more than willing to grant them. But the police already abuse the powers they already have, so by giving them more will only lead to more innocent people being convicted and their rights abused.

At my first appeal the judges refused to hear any criticism of the police or my former defence team despite their being an abundance of misconduct by both. At my second appeal the prosecution accepted that the pathologist who gave evidence at my trial could no longer be relied upon. The fresh pathology and the forensics had they been put before a jury would have led to me being proved innocent. However the appeal court judges were not interested in justice or the truth. When they gave their reasons for refusing my appeal they said the jury had heard certain evidence, which clearly the jury had not. They also said that I had said and done certain things. However, everyone else (including the prosecution) accepts that I did not say or do any of them. It was clear that they had no understanding of my case at all and were just hell bent on refusing my appeal in order to maintain the status quo in the system and to prevent awkward questions being asked of those responsible for putting me behind bars.

But who judges the judges. They are not accountable to anyone. Justice is not a search for the truth, if it was I would never have been charged and imprisoned. As you know I legally changed my name to "Innocent" Eddie Gilfoyle. Not as a gimmick to get attention, but because I thought the next time I go to the appeal court those that sit in judgement of my freedom, will have to one way or another, whether they like it or not, associate my name with that of "innocent".

I am innocent and always will be. My innocence is the one thing that the regime in prison cannot take from me and it is the one thing that keeps me going through the long days and nights. I am actually looking forward to next year. My legal team have been working hard and will be putting a new application to the CCRC. I am not without hope or expectation and remain strong in my fight for freedom and justice.

All I ask is that you also remain strong and never loose faith in the fact that the truth always comes out and when it does I will be free. Best wishes for the New Year and thank you all for your kindness and support."

Innocent Eddie Gilfoyle
HMP Wakefield
Love Lane
Yorks
WF2 9AG