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Surveillance at Demo at Heckler & Koch weapons manufacturers HQ in Nottingham

Tash [alan lodge] | 07.05.2008 11:17 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles

On Tuesday 6th May, people had initially met on the corner of Abbey Bridge and the road leading to Lenton Lane. Then, arriving together, about 60-70 people gathered at the UK headquarters of Heckler & Koch, based within the Easter Park Industrial Estate on Lenton Lane, Nottingham,

Heckler & Koch are the world's second-largest manufacturer of handguns, assault rifles, submachine guns, machine guns and grenade launchers.

Many wondered why a peaceful and lawful protest continues to attract the levels of surveillance this and similar events have done in the recent past. In addition to Nottinghamshire Police very own 'Evidence Gatherers' [EG]

At this event, some say that they were honored, that we again warranted the attendance of an officer from the Forward Intelligence Team of the Metropolitan Police CO 5494 PC Ian Skivens [CO stands for 'Commissioners Office', officers deployed 'extra' to divisions]. He last came to nottingham on 1st April

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/395429.html

Forward Intelligence Team of the Metropolitan Police. Derived from earlier operations and CO11, the Public Order Operational Command Unit of the MET. Obviously they are Evidence Gatherers also, but they are frequently deployed at events of a 'political nature' and where crime is not a main issue. They are to gather evidence of crime of course, but the sub-text of their involvement at many events is that of intimidation to those attending events. Further, by their operations, to attempt to dissuade people from attending events, thus to minimise their effectiveness.

For the giggle, you might like to check out a video at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD06pH29c-E

2007 Nottingham Protest at Heckler & Koch weapons manufacturers HQ

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/07/376847.html

Nottingham against Militarism and the Arms Trade

http://nottsantimilitarism.wordpress.com

Heckler & Koch - Products

http://www.heckler-koch.de/Products

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ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email:

tash@indymedia.org
Member of the National Union of Journalists [No: 014345]
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"It is not enough to curse the darkness.
It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"
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Tash [alan lodge]
e-mail: tash@indymedia.org

Additions

A couple of protestors

07.05.2008 11:32

were also followed for quite some distance by the two EG's you see there (who admitted they were 'under orders' to stalk them) going so far as to openly follow them into a public park.

Anon. E. Mouse