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stating so?

Q What was the nature of the offense that they
said that you committed?

A According to the Church of Scientology my
of fense was that I had secretly made plans to leave the
Church of Scientology.

Q Okay. Were you not allowed to just leave?

A Under Scientology’s rules and policies you
don’t secretly make plans to leave. It has to be
something that has to be done by a certain procedure.
had been following that procedure, so it came as a shock
to me when I received a document when it said that I had
done something, when, in f act, it was done very much in
the open.

Q How did you receive that order declaring you a
suppressive person?

A It was handed to me by Eric Arnet, who is the
Director of Inspections and Reports at the Church of
Scientology in Miami.

MS. RIVELLINI: Judge, may I approach?

THE COURT: You may.

BY MS. RIVELLINI:

Q Mr. Oliver, we haven’t had a chance to pre—mark
these exhibits, but I am going to show you something.