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SF 100-65576 © co Cc LFC:ekf — byl To 28 On December 16, 1975, radio station KSN-FM = 9445, broadcasted an interview of MICHAEL ALEXANDER BORTIN’ cohducted by reporter DAVID MC QUEEN. Among €hexcomments = - offered by BORTIN at this time were the following *s Re been subjected to police # taccelerated greatly" after, e SLA investigation. “BORTIN BI “because I had nothing-~- because I knew nothing.” , BORTIN said he has and FBI “harrassment” which sO _ YOSHIMURA's name emerged in th said he did his best to avoid the F absolutely nothing-- to tell them, ' BORTIN continued he is/the “reason the District Attorney's Office is opposing any (bail “reduction in the YOSHIMURA case. BORTIN also added that ‘he doubted his fingerprints were found in the SLA houges, and that “eVen e that. he:,had any recent if they were" it does not prov _ “ association with any of the four. “Itis*a guilt by associa- tion officer told me the order tion,” said BORTIN. My “probat to revoke my freedom had to come down from way up high and that he was opposed to revocation." BORTIN contended that he has’ done nothing 2ximinal since his 1972 arrest and has been a model probation*subject. BORTIN added’ "I'm getting a cheap railroad," and what I am doing now is appealing to Judge WILSON to investigate and understand what the situation really is and to see to it that WENDY gets her BORTIN said that he has not dis-- fair share of justice." counted the idea of surrendering himself “ge it will get this cleared up.-. I really don't want to be a fugitive." - He said, however, he will need assurance from Judge WILSON, who is héaring YOSHIMURA's bail motion, before he will turn himself An. « eye a % Es “te Tepesember 22, 1976, Assistant District, Sas sas, JEFF HORNER;«Alameda County, advised SA that as of “December 22, 1975, the warrant for MICHA had been dismissed. HORNER advised that BORTIN had volun- tarily appeared in Alameda County Superior Court this date and surrendered himself to Judge SPURGEON AVAKIAN. . : Judge AVAKIAN determined at the hearing that fi BORTIN did not have proper notice of the revocation hearing b etell Judge GOLDE. AVAKIAN set aside the revocation and recalled the bench warrant,’ betting _‘ January 30, 1976, . —, aks “3 for a new hearing. ¢ ~