Australian judge rejects prisoner challenge to prison Vegemite ban
A Supreme Court judge in Australia has rejected an appeal by a convicted murderer who argued that a ban on Vegemite in prison breached his human rights.
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A convicted murderer serving a life sentence has lost a legal bid to overturn a ban on Vegemite in prisons in Victoria, Australia. The 54 year old prisoner, Andre McKechnie, sued the corrections department in Victoria over the prohibition of the salty yeast based spread. Euronews, BBC News, and The Guardian all reported on the court decision on Monday. [1][2][4]
McKechnie is serving a life sentence for stabbing a property developer to death in Queensland during the 1990s, Euronews and BBC News reported. He argued that the refusal to allow him the condiment denied him his right to enjoy his culture as an Australian. [1][2][4]
According to BBC News, prison authorities in Victoria imposed the ban on Vegemite in 2006. Officials said inmates could use the strong smelling paste to hide contraband substances or to brew alcohol inside the prison. [2]
A Supreme Court judge rejected the appeal on Monday, BBC News and ABC News reported. The judge ruled that the prisoner's cultural rights are limited while in custody, according to BBC News. [2][6]
In short
- Andre McKechnie lost a court appeal to overturn a prison ban on Vegemite in Victoria, Australia.
- McKechnie claimed the prison ban violated his right to enjoy Australian culture.
- Victoria prison authorities banned Vegemite in 2006 over concerns it could be used to hide contraband or brew alcohol.
- A Supreme Court judge rejected the prisoner's challenge.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Yeast or famine: Australian convicted murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prisonEuronews, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prisonBBC News, 9h ago
- [3]There’s no human right to Vegemite, court tells Australian prisoner who wanted ban overturnedThe Guardian, 10h ago
- [4]There’s no human right to Vegemite, court tells Australian prisoner who wanted ban overturnedThe Guardian, 11h ago
- [5]Yeast or famine: Australian convicted murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prisonAOL.co.uk, 1h ago
- [6]Australian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite banABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, 1h ago
- [7]Australian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite banThe Killeen Daily Herald, 2h ago
- [8]Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prisonHiru News, 7h ago
Background
- [9]Mishpatim on Wikipedia
- [10]John Demjanjuk on Wikipedia
- [11]Vegemite on Wikipedia
- [12]Yeast on Grokipedia
- [13]University student jailed for life after murdering housemate in ambush FTMQ News, 5d ago
- [14]Convicted burglar James Dooley remains on the run after prison escape FTMQ News, 11d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 14 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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