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Anti-fascist protest leader arrested ahead of protest

nazikicker | 20.03.2010 15:14 | Anti-racism | Repression | Sheffield

The media is reporting an arrest for 'conspiracy to commit violent disorder' - BEFORE the EDL protest and counter-protest in Bolton.

This report claims that the leader of UAF has been arrested for 'conspiracy to cause violent disorder'.

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259409/Police-attack-right-wing-group-anti-fascists-clash-violent-street-protests.html

The source is not very reliable, but it's hard to see why they'd fib in this case.

If true, this is a frightening signal - people viewed as organisers of protests are at risk of this kind of conspiracy charge.

To date, police have not tried to bring this particular charge in court. There are some questions over whether it is even possible to add conspiracy onto what is already a collective offence.

nazikicker

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  1. Weyman Benett and Martin Smith arrested — wotcha
  2. first they came for the animal liberation people.. — friend
  3. Oh dear... — Mr lancelot Pernicious
  4. Police Impartiality — Police Watcher
  5. if you didn't have leaders.... — leaderless
  6. The reality is ... — Barry Kade
  7. Numers — Lancashire Antifa
  8. fash trolls are lol — roddes
  9. Legal mumbo-jumbo — Mr Consideration
  10. mass mobilisation — lancs antifa
  11. check sw reports — redletter
  12. cops praise EDL leadership — Fabbri
  13. UAF don't understand what fascism is. — Road_Hog
  14. The English flag — Combat Combat 18
  15. The Class War — underclassrising.net
  16. EDL neo-Nazis Demand Politically Correct Reporting — Mister Mussel (smelling fishy goings on)
  17. More news — nazikicker
  18. Agreed Mr Consideration — Spotty Dog
  19. bad day — i was in bolton were you ??
  20. lets get the facts straight. — bolton wanderer
  21. bad day — i was in bolton
  22. Immoral Non-Equivalence — Legal Support?
  23. Role of Police and Labour Party — Who's the real enemy?
  24. solicitor for those arrested — bolton wanderer
  25. ooops forgot... solicitor.... — bolton wanderer
  26. Ideas — lufa
  27. Political defeat? — who's the real enemy
  28. entering the square — bolton wanderer
  29. .. — .
  30. The BFF Are Nazis — nazi hater
  31. Life On Mars — Gene Hunt's Ghost
  32. yep battle for hearts&minds is important,millions heard bbc etc police songshite — antifash
  33. our message needs to get out fast & effectively in the media to millions — antifash
  34. nazi hunter is right... — northern anarchist
  35. Aims and objectives — Praxis
  36. Solidarity in Action Needed — Legal Support
  37. to the uaf — lancs calling.
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