ðɪ ˌɛsdˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmˈɛf kæmpˈeɪnd fɔːɹ hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːs ænd tə ðɪs ˈɛnd sᵻkjˈʊɹd hɪz ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn æbsˈɛntiːə æz tʃˈɛkweɪmən æt mˈɑːɹdi kˈɑːlɪɚɹi, wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst mˈɪlɪtənt kˈɑːlɪɚɹiz ɪnðə ɹˈɑːndə vˈælɪz.
The SWMF campaigned for his release and to this end secured his election in absentia as checkweighman at Mardy Colliery, one of the most militant collieries in the Rhondda valleys.