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CAAB Report 178 |
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Dear Ffriends
Advance notice to let you know that Lindis
Percy will be in York Crown Court on Wednesday 16 November 2005
at 10.30 am when her appeal against 5 convictions and sentences
will be heard.
On 17 May this year Roy Anderson (District
Judge) convicted Lindis of one offence of 'obstruction of the highway'
and 4 offences of 'obstruction of an officer in the execution of his
duty' while demonstrating at the regular Tuesday evening CAAB
demonstration at NSA Menwith Hill. These were 'sample' cases as
there were originally 32 cases in front of Roy Anderson when the
case came to trial in May.
After declining to grant an Anti-Social
Behaviour Order (ASBO) on Lindis, the District Judge sentenced
her to be electronically tagged and curfewed at home between the hours
of 8 pm and 6 am for 8 weeks. This was put on hold pending the
outcome of her appeal.
We would so welcome quiet support in court.
The case sets somewhat of a precedent regarding peace protestors should
Lindis fail in her appeal and the sentence (electronic tagging and
curfew) in particular upheld.
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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
email: anniandlindis@caab.org.uk or
caab@btclick.com
Website: http://www.caab.org.uk
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
citizens can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever
does." Margaret Mead
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