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gk.24.4.84 Police Dpt. A 62/1984 17th B.b. No. 349
OFFICE COPY OF AN ENTRY IN THE RECORDS OF SENTENCES
of
The Copenhagen City Court, 17th Division
On the 18th April, 1984, the following sentence was pronounced in
case No. 1168/1984
The Public Prosecutor
versus
the accused
Robin Howard Avison Scott
Civil reg. No. 06 11 48, England
(remand prisoner)
S E N T E N C E
In this case, which has been submitted for pronouncement of
sentence pursuant to section 925 of the Danish Administration of
Justice Act, Mr. Robin Howard Avison Scott is accused of viola-
tion of section 264 (2), cf. item 1 of subsection 1, of the Da-
nish Criminal Code, in that he on the 9th December, 1983, to-
gether and after previous agreement with Ron Lawley and Morag
Bellmaine, whose cases are separately heard, had obtained unwar-
ranted access to the Scientology Church, of 6 Jernbanegade, Co-
penhagen, in order to procure or acquaint himself with informa-
tion on business matters or documents or records, and that he in
this connection took possession of various teaching material be-
longing to the Scientology Church, Lawley and Bellmaine obtaining
access to the property under false pretences, after the accused
himself by personal approach had examined the conditions on the
location, and where Lawley and Bellmaine - still under false pre-
tences - received various classified material for examination. In
this connection they took 5 parcels of classified teaching mate-
rial which they brought with them back to Great Britain.
The accused has no previous police record.
On account of the full confession of the accused, the cor-
rectness of which is confirmed by the information otherwise
available, the Court finds it established that the accused is
guilty of the charge brought against him.
With respect to the fixing of the sentence take notice that
the Court has based its sentence on the fact that the accused
together with others through a planned action took possession of
documents, etc. which the accused i.a. intended to use in the
"competing" enterprise which he had started in Scotland. Under
these circumstances, the offence committed by the accused is sub-
ject in principle to unconditional imprisonment for violation of
section 264 (2), cf. item 1 of subsection 1, of the Danish Crimi-
nal Code.
On the other hand, the Court has not found grounds for
doubting that from his thorough knowledge of the Scientology
Church the accused had been convinced that the management of the
Church had widely acted against the spirits of the founder so
that he felt compelled in any respect to oppose this management.
Regard being had to this and especially to the personal mat-
ters of the accused and to the fact that he has been remanded in
custody in isolation for mare than one month, the Sentence may be
fixed for 4 months' imprisonment, 3 months of which are made sus-
pended on the below terms and conditions, cf. section 58 (1) of
the Danish Criminal Code.
Pursuant to section 24 (4) of the Danish Act on Aliens, the
accused, who has no connection to Denmark, shall be.ordered to
leave Denmark and not allowed to re-enter the country until the
lst January, 1989.
In this case, the accused has been confined to prison as
from the 13th March, 1984.
A claim for damages shall be postponed until an action, if
any, be brought through civil courts.
HELD:
The accused, Mr. Robin Howard Avison Scott, shall be
punished with imprisonment of 4 months.
The execution of 3 months of the sentence shall be postponed
and shall lapse after a trial period of 2 years on the condition
that the accused does not commit any criminal offence during such
trial period.
The accused shall be ordered -to leave Denmark and shall not
be allowed to re-enter the country until the 1st January, 1989.
Signed: Poul Lodberg
This is to certify the correctness of the office copy.
THE CENTRAL OFFICE of The Copenhagen City Court
On behalf of the judge
Signed: (illegible) Dated: 25th April, 1984
I, the undersigned Lise G. Eskesen, official translator, hereby
certify the foregoing text to be a true and faithful translation
of the attached documents in the Danish language, produced to
me.
witness my hand and official seal,
Copenhagen, Denmark, 15th may, 1984.