Online petition for Digby man held in Spanish jail

Posted Jul 3, 2011 06:38:58 AM.

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Supporters of a Nova Scotia man being held in a Spanish jail have begun an online petition seeking his speedy release or a hasty trial.

Philip Halliday of Digby, who has liver disease, is waiting trial on drug trafficking charges.

The 54-year-old was arrested in December 2009 off the coast of Spain, along with the crew of a 45-metre freighter on which he worked.

Halliday maintains he is innocent.

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