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100+ people arrested in Notts for conspiracy this morning

Jimmy | 13.04.2009 07:55 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis

Over 100 people were arrested in the Snenton area of Nottingham this morning for conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass and criminal damage, according to the BBC's today programme. The BBC said police are linking the arrests with a large direct action that they belive was planned to take place today at a power plant.

Over 100 people were arrested in the Snenton area of Nottingham this morning for conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass and criminal damage, according to the BBC's today programme. The BBC said police are linking the arrests with a large direct action that they believe was planned to take place today at a power plant.

Bullocks

Jimmy

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Can anyone suggest why

13.04.2009 08:15

No one from the protest is reporting from the action to indymedia ?

Need More Info

The police should be arresting people like Guy Hands the owner of

13.04.2009 09:01

Terra Firma which owns WRG,which owns eastcroft. His toxins are definetely poisioning everyone.Manmade unregulated Nanoparticles from 100s of unlabelled household products are being spread everywhere, the longterm effects unknown.They are way below ParticulateMatter 2.5 Environmental Agencies current standard.
In a way Iam glad no one got into Eastcroft even though I bet it would have only been a banner drop or attempt to press one of the red safety buttoons, its more directly toxic than Eons Radcliffe power station. Will go down to police station, solicitor, alot of people are worried,
Cant the "official" media get someone to the station to report?. They want it done free as usual heh?, sounds abit familiar heh Tash.
Ive been working 24/7 & got family-friends in hospital situs so I cant just rush down today,sorry, but if anyone hurts anyone let us all know, details will be taken

Green Syndicalist& Universal Democrat

desperate fishing going on

13.04.2009 09:48

by the media on this one. They even rang me to see if it was Greenpeace. I managed not to laugh in his face especially when he added if you are planning something please let us know.

Jane Burd
mail e-mail: greenpeacenotts@gmail.com

Official media usually want to get news,photos etc free it seems,bbc usually

13.04.2009 10:02

do a good job, but they can be guilty of this too, not this time, but. Its annoying, police should release people now, no damage was intended, there are safety buttons on these facilitates,especially toxic incinerators.
80 people are needed to hold ground until media get there.

Green Syndicalist& Universal Democrat

Desperate Fishing ?

13.04.2009 10:17

Personally, I don't care who gets some information out regarding this shocking use of police powers. To lift 80 - 100 people who, on the face of it, appeared to be about to hold a demonstration, is astonishing.

The fact that the mainstream media have been kept in the dark is even more worrying. It smacks of the actions of the Stasi 20 years ago when people would be disappeared and turn up (if at all) covered in bruises.

@Jane

Arrestee Home Searches are "Possible" ...

13.04.2009 11:40

... According to IMC UK.

Here's what the Activist Legal Project say about police powers

b. Search without a warrant (section 18 Police and Criminal Evidence Act, 1984)
Once you have been arrested for an indictable offence the police no longer need to get a search warrant. They can enter premises eg your home or workplace whilst you are under arrest, if they reasonably suspect that there is evidence on the premises relating to the offence for which you are under arrest or for similar offences. The police may only search the parts of the premises under your control, so can’t search your housemates rooms, but can search the common parts, eg garden, shed, kitchen, bathroom, attic.
[Reference (PDF):

http://www.activistslegalproject.org.uk/search%20and%20seizure1.pdf ALP
ALP home:

http://www.activistslegalproject.org.uk/]

And here's a PDF copy of PACE Section 18:

http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/2008_PACE_Code_B_(final).pdf?view=Binary

Solidarity

If not you ...

Media Fishing

13.04.2009 11:56

More media fishing: the media (4 different ones, including national BBC) rang to ask what Friends of the Earth know about it. And if they don't know anything about it, can we point them to someone who does? When said that we don't know anything, some were still persistent.

Fishee

good that their concerned, about this police kidnap without a good

13.04.2009 12:16

explanation,release them now

Green Syndicalist& Universal Democrat,sherwood

The press is just churning the PA report

13.04.2009 13:30

Almost all of the press reports are word for word from the Press Association report. Details on Churnalism and "conspiracy to trespass"

http://tinyurl.com/czunf3
The next question is: of the 114 arrested, how many will be taken to court? Will any be prosecuted?

Richard Rothwell
mail e-mail: richard@caliban.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.cockspiracy.com/

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