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Vancouver Sun
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Convicted murderer challenges B.C. prison's policy on Mein Kampf, other controversial books
Article content A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's 'Mein Kampf.' Article content Article content Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of Javan Dowling, a drug-trade associate who was shot four times in the back of the head in April 2001 before his body was dismembered and disposed of in Squamish, B.C. Article content Article content Illes filed an application in the Federal Court of Canada in March after exhausting prisoner grievance procedures, claiming authorities at Kent Institution in Agassiz, B.C., wrongfully withheld 19 non-fiction books when he was transferred there in 2022. Article content Article content Article content Documents filed in court show the books include Machiavelli's 'The Prince on the Art of Power,' Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War,' Adolf Hitler's autobiography 'Mein Kampf,' 'The 48 Laws of Power,' 'The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,' 'The CIA as Organized Crime,' 'The Lie that Wouldn't Die: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,' as well as biographies of Alexander the Great, Hitler and Napoleon. Article content Article content Article content Prison authorities put the books in storage and deemed them 'unauthorized materials' covered by a Correctional Service of Canada Commissioner's directive outlining offenders' access to 'expressive materials.' Article content Inmates are generally allowed access to books and other materials, but limitations include 'material that supports genocide, promotes a theory of racial superiority or incites hatred toward any identifiable group or subpopulation,' the directive states.
National Post
28-04-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Convicted murderer challenges B.C. prison's policy on Mein Kampf, other controversial books
A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's 'Mein Kampf.' Article content Article content Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of Javan Dowling, a drug-trade associate who was shot four times in the back of the head in April 2001 before his body was dismembered and disposed of in Squamish, B.C. Article content Article content Illes filed an application in the Federal Court of Canada in March after exhausting prisoner grievance procedures, claiming authorities at Kent Institution in Agassiz, B.C., wrongfully withheld 19 non-fiction books when he was transferred there in 2022. Article content Article content Documents filed in court show the books include Machiavelli's 'The Prince on the Art of Power,' Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War,' Adolf Hitler's autobiography 'Mein Kampf,' 'The 48 Laws of Power,' 'The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,' 'The CIA as Organized Crime,' 'The Lie that Wouldn't Die: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,' as well as biographies of Alexander the Great, Hitler and Napoleon. Article content Article content Article content Prison authorities put the books in storage and deemed them 'unauthorized materials' covered by a Correctional Service of Canada Commissioner's directive outlining offenders' access to 'expressive materials.' Article content Article content Inmates are generally allowed access to books and other materials, but limitations include 'material that supports genocide, promotes a theory of racial superiority or incites hatred toward any identifiable group or subpopulation,' the directive states. Article content Correctional Service of Canada policy and regulations also allow prison officials to limit offenders' access to materials if they believe they would contribute 'to an unhealthy working and living environment' or if they 'would jeopardize the security of the penitentiary or the safety of any person.'
Toronto Star
28-04-2025
- Toronto Star
Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including ‘Mein Kampf'
VANCOUVER - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's 'Mein Kampf.' Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of Javan Dowling, a drug-trade associate who was shot four times in the back of the head in April 2001 before his body was dismembered and disposed of in Squamish, B.C.
