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Sean Kirtley Released From Prison After Appeal Victory!

IMC Features | 22.09.2009 10:33 | Stop Sequani Animal Testing | SOCPA | Animal Liberation | Birmingham

The Final Nail In The SOCPA Coffin?



In May 2008, following an 18-week trial costing over £4.5 million, the operator of a website criticising animal testing, Sean Kirtley, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for allegedly organising legal protests. He was found guilty under Section 145 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) for "interfering with the contractual relationships of a laboratory" by campaigning against Sequani Limited and its business associates. He was released this month after his appeal was successful.

Solidarity direct action included a Carnival Against Vivisection in September against Sequani and anonymous ALF activists painting a city centre, walls and bridges, liberating hundreds of chickens, redecorating a fur shop, vandalising a hunter's car and sabotaging vending machines (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5).

Newswire: A letter from Sean Kirtley to Gagged! | "Free Sean" | GSK and Mars vending machines sabotaged | Sean Kirtley's Appeal Launched | ALF Chickin' Nickin' For Sean | Law-lord ruling to free Sean Kirtley? NETCU on the run | Felix Says "Free Sean Kirtley" | Sollidarity actions for Sean Kirtley | Serious Implications for Freedom of Speech as Activist Jailed for 4.5 years | NETCU and Judge Ross crucify civil liberties | Support Freedom of Speech - Support Sean! | Sequani Trial Update - One Remanded - Three not guilty so far... | Jury out to decide the fate of the Sequani Six (longest AR trial in history) | How to be a seriously organised animal rights criminal - Section 145 SOCPA. | The Sequani Six say thanks for the support

Previous feature: Police repression at Sequani demo | World Day for Animals in Laboratories March | Anti-vivisection campaigners convicted of blackmail | Solidarity For Political Prisoner Sean Kirtley | Carnival Against Vivisection | Sequani Besieged by Surprise Action

Links: Free Sean Kirtley | Sequani 6 | Stop Sequani Animal Testing | NETCU Watch

Indymedia UK topic pages: Stop Sequani Animal Testing | SOCPA



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Finally free!

30.09.2009 16:21

LATEST NEWS: 30/09/09 CPS - NO MORE CHARGES (NO RETRIAL) END OF ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO ASBO NO LICENSE.

S.K


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Display the following 10 comments

  1. ...but why was the appeal allowed? — bristoler
  2. We are all over the moon — Lynn Sawyer
  3. Any news on the retrial? — Armitage
  4. Agreed Lynn — veg@n
  5. Carnival — Peter
  6. Oh dear — Lynn Sawyer
  7. Agreed with Peter — veg@n
  8. Re militancy — Lynn Sawyer
  9. A note from Sean Kirtley — Free Sean Kirtley
  10. Corporate Watch on Sean Kirtley's Release — Corporate Watch

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