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Arrests at ESF

wombles | 19.10.2004 15:19

During the European Social Forum, both at Alexandra Palace & on the closing march, several people were arrested. The people charged are as follows:

1. On saturday evening at Alexandra Palace, the people involved in the intervention were stopped & attacked by police as they were leaving just beyond the main building. One man (Canadian) was arrested & charged with theft (of a police helmet), assault & obstruction.

2. On sunday afternoon 4 people were arrested at kings cross station as they travelled to the official esf demonstration. The charges are:
1) disorderly conduct (a Greek man) - section 5, Public Order Act 1986
2) asaulting a police officer (an Italian man) - section 89(1), Police Act 1996
3) assaulting a police officer (an Italian man) - section 89(1), Police Act 1996
4) obstruction of a police officer (a Dutch man) - section 89(2), Police Act 1996

3. Later at Trafalgar Square some people wanted to make an announcement from the stage to let people know of these arrests. They were prevented from doing so by stewards who called the police.
Two arrests took place:
1) using threatening words & behaviour (a british man) - section 4 of the Public Order Act
2) section 5, Public Order Act 1986 (a spanish man)

If anyone knows of arrests that took place during the ESF please contact us.

We offer unconditional support & solidarity to those arrested.

wombles
- e-mail: wombles@hushmail.com
- Homepage: http://www.wombles.org.uk

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confirmation

21.10.2004 12:07

Just wanted to ask for confirmation that stewards actually grassed up protestors. if they did, does anyone have pictures or names of the stewards, and were the stewards all from a particular group/organisation which can be contacted.
also, please can those in contact with the arrested keep us updated with any prisoner support that is needed.
for the wild,
x.

mary read


more arrest infos

22.10.2004 10:54

There was also a man arrested for trying to open a bottle with a pen knife.
Also reports of aniother arrest possibly for drugs offences on the march.

update


some more arrest infos

22.10.2004 10:56

Not sure about arrest numbers for previous days but there were at least two on one of the actions in central london on Friday 15th. They were held for twenty hours and released without charge.

update


court updates?

22.10.2004 12:47

what happened to these people in court this week?
how can we help?

a clown


court info

22.10.2004 16:17

please please if anyone out there knows anything about what happened in court please let us all know asap!

me