Vince Siemer returned to New Zealand this morning and was arrested at the airport.
It was a well-known fact that he was out of the country, he is a bankrupt and had to get permission from the official assignee to return to his country of birth, he also had to advise them that he was returning.
The mere fact that he returned knowing he would be arrested and sent to Mount Eden shows the calibre of the man. He could have absconded, but then that is probably what the powers that be wanted because Vince is a threat to the New Zealand illusion, the perception that we are corruption free.
Vince is bankrupt because he questioned the methods of Michael Stiassny whilst liquidating a company .
When you consider that those who suffer personal injury and are crippled for life struggle to get cost awards (ee RSA victim can sue Corrections) Stiassny a wealthy successful business man who did not get a scratch on him when Vince expressed his opinion of the methods which had been used , received a cost award of $940,000 . And so Vince Siemer was bankrupted.
Being bankrupted and having his family destroyed is not enough and now Vice is being sent back to prison for the third time all in an attempt to silence him. But why go to this length to silence him is it because what Vince is saying could actually be true?
And why in a country where we supposedly have freedom of expression is someone denied a defence for speaking the truth and penalised more than we sentence our criminals to.
Is crime a lesser offence than speaking the truth?
Why can’t we speak the truth? Is it because the truth hurts and reveals the reality which could destroy the illusion?
Why is Vince’s opinion of Stiassny being reacted to in such an over the top manner? And why is Stiassny getting all this protection from the state when others struggle to get compensation for real damage or have their complaints heard.
Does the fact that Stiassny is associated with a large number of public entities such as Vector have anything to do with his apparent preferential treatment?
Is he being supported by those in high places who know him and believe they trust him , just as Hubbard is being supported by those who personally trust him ?( but have no material facts other than their own belief)
When we judge the calibre of people by our gut instincts and not by real evidence and send people to prison rather than investigate, you have to wonder are we still in the middle ages.
The amount of public money that has been spent on silencing Vince could have been well placed in a proper impartial investigation which would have put the issue to rest once and for all.
Corruption in New Zealand is addressed by the hear no evil see no evil speak no evil philosophy. This is vital to our culture to ensure that our corruption free status is preserved.
Heaven forbid if the reality was to be seen.
What ever happened to sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.
If Stiassny’s reputation was that great wouldn’t Vince’s comments have been like water off a ducks back?
In my experience where there is smoke there is fire.
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