Lyme Researcher Lisa Masterson arrested

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People with Lyme: Lyme Researcher Lisa Masterson arrested

 

 

LymeBlog News

Lexington, KY USA

By LymeBlog News Staff

May 16, 2006 9:23 PM

 

According to our sources in the UK, on Monday 8th May at 9.00am, Lisa

Masterson, a contoversial Lyme disease advocate in the UK and

organiser of the January 2006 demonstration at the Gresham College

(UK) Gulf War Syndrome lecture by Prof Simon Wessely, has been arrested.

 

In January this year, Lisa had organised a protest at a lecture given

by the psychiatrist Simon Wessely (See related news articles below).

He is the main leader of a group of psychiatrists who have

persisitently said that Gulf War Syndrome, and Chronic fatigue

syndrome, are all due to stress and not real illnesses.

 

Ms. Masterson was " sectioned " under section 2 of the Mental Health

Acts. Two witnesses say that 3 uniformed police officers, 2

psychiatrists and 2 social workers took her away. Despite several

requests from Masterson, they would not allow her to phone a solicitor

(lawyer) or anyone else.

 

She is being held in a locked ward at the Central Middlesex Hospital.

Solicitors were eventually able to visit her on Tuesday afternoon. A

close family friend confirms that they have now ordered her

confinement stating that she is mentally ill and suffering from

paranoia, due to her belief that her computer has been hacked by

various agents including the US military.

 

The psychiatrists refused to look at printed firewall logs and also

refused to look at any of the evidence online, including threatening

messages from many months ago and recent threats to her children.

 

Conditions at the Pond Ward are described as dirty, noisy, and

dangerous, with mixed male and female patients, many of whom are

violent. Drug therapy is often enforced on the patients in this ward.

 

Sources who know Masterson say that they believe that she is not

insane, nor depressed, nor dangerous. She, simply, has been too

outspoken and that outspokenness comes from her determination to see

justice and truth.

 

The address of the ward is as follows, any messages of support would

be greatly appreciated and would demonstrate that Lisa Masterson is

not alone.

 

Lisa Masterson

Park Royal Centre for Mental health

Pond Ward

Central Middlesex Hospital

Acton Lane

London

NW10 4NS

 

 

 

 

Lisa Masterson

Park Royal Centre for Mental health

Pond Ward

Central Middlesex Hospital

Acton Lane

London

NW10 4NS

 

Related stories on LymeBlog News:

 

Chronic fatigue Syndrome and Lyme, a UK protest

 

Report of London Protest against Simon Wessely on 25 Jan 2006

 

Simon Wessely - The true story of Gulf War Syndrome

 

Two UK Mothers Shocked by Lyme Diagnosis for their ME Kids.

 

Articles by Lisa Masterson:

 

UK Indymedia | Lyme Disease Cover-up