“NORTHWOOD 5” CHARGED AFTER SECURITY BREACH

22nd April - The five Trident Ploughshares activists who evaded security at Northwood Military HQ yesterday, were charged last night and bailed to appear in court next week.

Joss Garman, Sarah Shoraka, Graham Thompson, Phillip Gordon and Briony Tomlins were charged with ‘criminal damage’ and ‘going equipped to commit criminal damage’ and will appear at Watford Magistrates Court on Thursday 29th. They are currently on bail not to go within 200m of Northwood.

A spokesperson for the group, explained, “The irony of the situation is that Iraq is probably the only country not in breach of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We acted to expose the hypocricy of Blair’s policies in which he attacks a country becauuse they might possess WMD, and yet he himself deploys Trident in contravention of International law.”

He continued, “In terms of security, the real threat is the global proliferation of nuclear weapons.”

For more information:
Joss Garman 07815 004 578
Graham Thompson 07932 842 266
www.tridentploughshares.org

For photos:
Oliver Raymond Barker 07979 871 382
For footage:
Hugh Broughton 07815 042 452

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