Asian Dub Foundation - Free Satpal Ram Lyrics
The scales of justiceWeighed down on one sideFreemassons on the caseYou know youre gonna get a rough rideHold tight, even if you know your rightsIts just a piece of paper unless youre prepared to fightFor ten years, one hell of a long time to rot in a cellWhen youve committed no crimeAnother innocent man forced to carry the canFree satpal ram!Whose word against who?The degenerate crew out on the townThought they had something to proveSelf defence is no offenceHad to protect himself from the murderous foolsCutting remarks on account of his raceA plate to the chest and a glass in his faceAn asian fights backCant afford to be meekWith your back against the wallYou cant turn the other cheek.Back away all you trouble makersFix up your brains cos youre the biggest fakersYou come in the placeDo you know who you are?Free satpal ram!Satpal ram has been in prison for 10 years now, unjustly convicted of murder. he was attacked in a restaurant in birmingham by six racists. having been glassed in the face he had no choice but to defEnd himself. one of the attackers got injured and later died after refusing treatment. satpal was subsequently charged with murder.Satpal was provided with lawyers who refused to argue his case. they made him change his plea of self-defence to that of manslaughter. most of the prosecution evidence came from the group that attackEd satpal.The all-white jury missed vital evidence because no interpreter was provided. the judge said he would interpret but couldnt speak a word of bengali.The jury werent asked to consider if satpals actions were in self-defence and found him guilty.Its taken ten years to get the criminal justice system to allow any appeal.Enough is enough!
