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Derbyshire police go over the top again - Rolls Royce

derby | 21.10.2005 13:01 | Anti-militarism | Birmingham | Sheffield

It would appear that Derbyshire police is going to use the usual tactic of over policing a peaceful event

It would appear that Derbyshire police is going to use the usual tactic of over policing a peaceful event and hamper anyone who tries to have a lawful protest, despite the organisers liaising with the local police authority over the anti trident work being carried out at Rolls Royce Derbyshire Police have applied and got a Section 14 order from the local council (who in my opinion could do with a protest against them) and in the latest news blast it would appear that they are limiting the protest to no more than 50 people which if my estimate is correct means there will be 500 police there on the day


Derbyshire Police to limit planed protest
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/4363284.stm

Peace activists block factory 2003
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2701641.stm

 http://www.derby.peacepages.co.uk/

For more info call East Midlands CND 0845 330 3877
Or visit the website
 http://www.derby.peacepages.co.uk/

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Section 14

21.10.2005 16:21

Section 14 can only limit numbers, duration and location for an assembly - they cannot use it to impose other conditions such as stopping you using whistles, megaphones, giving out leaflets. Nor can they use it to against processions which come under section 12.

Section 14 also does not apply in areas other than the ones specificially designated. Also it is a defense if you did not know about it, for example there was too much noise to hear the police megaphones or you did not take the paper they hand out at protest sites.

Of course you could turn all this on its head and make the police suffer for their anti-free speech tactics by having loads of other solidarity actions through the town and elsewhere.

Richard Michaelson
mail e-mail: LifeSciencesResearch@LSRinc.net

yup

21.10.2005 22:00

"Of course you could turn all this on its head and make the police suffer for their anti-free speech tactics by having loads of other solidarity actions through the town and elsewhere."

make it so.

k

kroid

Nothing new

22.10.2005 22:35

Blockading the Rolls Royce factory in Derby is nothing new. See previous articles published on Indymedia in 2003:

Invitation to join big peace blockade in Derby - 2005
 http://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/09/324584.html

Faslane Peace Camp's Birthday Blockade of Rolls-Royce - 11 June 2003
 https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/06/72266.html

Derby Rolls Royce Blockaders Found Guilty - 2003
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/manchester/2003/11/281390.html

Peace Activists close Rolls Royce - Feb 2003
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/02/55432.html

Activists close Rolls Royce Derby (Trident manufacturer) - 28 Jan 2003
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/01/51724.html

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