Schnews report on the accquittal of EDO Decomissioners & activist interviews on video. They Think It’s All Over… ITT is Now!!! “It’s a real victory for the anti-war movement, The jury were presented with the facts and they supported our motivations. If people in Britain knew the truth away from media manipulations they would...
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Who is Lynne Stewart? Lynne Stewart, is the 70 year old “Peoples Lawyer” who should not be in jail. The charges, long trial and her conviction are an effort at government intimidation. Lynne was ordered to prison to begin serving her sentence after her bail was revoked in November 2009, even though her Appeal...
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Congratulations to the accquitted activists, the jury and the judge in this trial. One is always hopeful that a judge and jury will understand the law and apply it correctly at all trials but sadly that isn’t always the case. We must be grateful that juries aren’t made up from politicians or no-one would...
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The jury in the trial of 7 people involved in disarming a weapons factory in Brighton (which made weapons components for the Israeli military) at the time of the attacks on Gazans in January 2009, have this afternoon brought in unanimous Not Guilty verdicts on 5 of the defendants. The jury have still to...
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Home Office says 14 different forces have unlawfully used anti-terror powers Alan Travis guardian.co.uk, Thursday 10 June 2010 18.16 BST Thousands of people who were unlawfully stopped and searched under controversial counter-terrorism powers could be eligible for compensation. Senior police officers are fighting hard to retain the use of section 44 stop...
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Some great thinking here, as usual from The Anti-Terrorist, although I’m sure trying to present myself as a mere representative of ‘the person’ who stands accused is more than I could manage without help. The difficulty with appearing as a Trustee or representative of the accused is that such an act would preclude the use of a Mackenzie...
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In May 2004, a New Jersey grand jury indicted seven members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) USA on charges of conspiracy to commit “animal-enterprise terrorism” under the federal Animal Enterprise Protection Act of 1992. None of the defendants had committed or were charged with any act of disruption themselves; the basis of the...
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Anyone called to Jury Service can be very sure that they won’t be given all their options for reaching a verdict by the Court or any Court officials. One of the most important options open to a jury is Nullification of a law. The Judge certainly won’t bring this option to the attention of a...
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Article 61: Lawful Rebellion – ‘Who really has control of this country’ Since founding the TPUC some 18 moths ago now, my life has been a rollercoaster ride, with many ups and downs. I have found myself amerced in, not only the history of this country and its laws, but also more importantly one specific...
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