Free Satpal Ram Lyrics by Asian Dub Foundation

Free Satpal Ram Lyrics

    The scales of justice
    Weighed down on one side
    Freemassons on the case
    You know you're gonna get a rough ride
    Hold tight, even if you know your rights
    It's just a piece of paper unless you're prepared to fight
    For ten years, one hell of a long time to rot in a cell
    When you've committed no crime
    Another innocent man forced to carry the can
    Free Satpal Ram!

    Whose word against who?
    The degenerate crew out on the town
    Thought they had something to prove
    Self defence is no offence
    Had to protect himself from the murderous fools
    Cutting remarks on account of his race
    A plate to the chest and a glass in his face
    An Asian fights back
    Can't afford to be meek
    With your back against the wall
    You can't turn the other cheek.

    Back away all you trouble makers
    Fix up your brains 'cos you're the biggest fakers
    You come in the place
    Do 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 def
    end 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 attack
    ed Satpal.

    The all-white jury missed vital evidence because no interpreter was provided. The judge said he would interpret but couldn't speak a word of Bengali.

    The jury weren't asked to consider if Satpal's actions were in self-defence and found him guilty.

    It's taken ten years to get the Criminal Justice System to allow any appeal.

    Enough is Enough!

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