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Thursday 14 April 2005
Harrogate Magistrates' Court
DAY 6
 
Having been found guilty of 5 offences (1 x 'obstruction of the highway'  and 4 x 'obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty') yesterday,  Robert Moore (Crown Prosecutor) made an application, said to be on behalf of the Ministry of Defence Police Agency and North Yorkshire Police, for an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) against Lindis Percy.
 
Robert Moore (CP) said he did not have to call any witnesses to give evidence in support of the damming application against Lindis.  District Judge Roy Anderson said that on the evidence he had heard and looking at the list of convictions Lindis has  he did not want to hear any more evidence.  He agreed only to paper references that could be submitted on behalf of Lindis.
 
There were five Ministry of Defence Police Agency officers in court including Chief Inspector Penfold.  This officer had been at Menwith Hill on Tuesday night during the weekly Tuesday night CAAB demonstration.  The officers 'policing' the demonstration had upheld the right to protest as defined in the case of Hirst and Agu v CC West Yorkshire 1986 - refer to CAAB Report DAY 3. 
 
When Chief Inspector Penfold came out of the base in his car, an MDPA officer held up the car, allowed Lindis to stand in front of his car and she then stepped to one side.  In court today, Robert Moore said that the demonstration was 'as usual'.  We were not given an opportunity to show the video.  Richard Reed (Solicitor representing Lindis) asked that this particular video be 'preserved' so that the video could be shown to the District Judge at a later date.
 
Roy Anderson (District Judge) ordered that a pre-sentence report be obtained on Lindis by the Probation Service before the next  hearing,  increased her bail conditions   and said he was '...leaving all sentencing options open...'.
 
The hearing was adjourned until 17 May 2005 at Harrogate Magistrates' Court when the hearing will be resumed for the application of an ASBO against Lindis.
 
This application has serious implications for us all.

 

Anni Rainbow and Lindis Percy
Joint Co-ordinators 
CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES (CAAB)
8 Park Row, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1HQ, England, U.K.
Tel/fax no: +44 (0)1943 466405 0R +44 (0)1482 702033
 
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