Whipround for fined Cambridge GM campaigner
EASF | 22.10.2007 08:01 | Bio-technology | Cambridge
In court, the prosecution alleged that he knew he was doing something wrong when he started climbing the fence, to which Martin replied "I disagree. I think it is a fine thing to do to destroy GM crops."
The crop in question was later partially destroyed in a night-time raid, though it has been claimed by the company involved that around 70% of the crop was subsequently saved and harvested, which would make it a successful test according to government guidelines.
The trials were the first GM crops to enter British soil in nearly three years, after public opposition forced a U-turn in government and corporate plans for patented crops. Although presented as an R&D trial into the effectiveness of an anti-potato blight gene, they were widely considered to be a trial of public opinion.
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