Timeline - SmashEDO Carnival Against the Arms Trade

The SmashEDO Carnival Against the Arms Trade was held in Brighton on Wednesday 4th June. Over 500 people marched from The Level to the EDO/ITT factory in Moulescombe. Police plans to contain everyone in a pen outside a neighbouring unit were foiled, and protestors managed to get to the factory. The factory gates were mysteriously opened, and a police van attempted to block the entrance to the EDO/ITT car park but protestors seized the opportunity to enter the car park and vent their rage against the arms company. A few arrests were reported.

Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Video [1] | More videos | FIT watch Video
Arrests updates: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Smash EDO Press Releases: 10 Still in Custody over EDO Protest | Death of Marie Vesco | All Arrested Released Without Charge | Post Carnival Message from Smash EDO

Timeline:

[23:00] Report that 10 arrestees are being held at Hollingbury Custody Suite, and that it is anticipated they will be held overnight. For arrest support and/or accommodation on release ring campaign phone 07502159330.

[15:50] Report of one violent arrest of person leaving. His head was covered in blood and he was complaining of a broken arm.

[15:45] Reports of 4 arrests - 2 outside factory and two of people leaving. An attempt to arrest a legal observer seems not to have worked. Report of 10 people kettled on the Lewes Road.

[15:35] Protestors are now moving in small groups back towards town. One police motorcycle outrider seen covered head to toe in gloss paint [Pic]. A random arrest for no discernible reason seen under the bridge.

[15:20] Crowd is now moving away from main gate and down the hill. Police appear to be in disarray. Latest report is that gates may have been opened to allow a police van in, and crowd (possible 100 - 150) took the opportunity to force their way into the car park.

[15:03] Report that a protestor de-arrested himself and managed to escape through 2 police lines.

[14:59] Police are now using dogs to force crowd back.

[14:56] 10 windows smashed. Building graffitied with "smash capita" and "F*ck EDO". Report that 2 protestors were pepper sprayed. Police used batons to force people out of car park.

[14:55] About 200 people have got into the car park, having managed to block a police van which attempted to block the gate. Car windows and factory windows have been smashed. Police are getting into formation to try and evict the people in the car park.

[14:45] The march seems to have split into two groups, with one group outside Covers, the neighbouring unit. Those outside EDO/ITT are within metres of the second gate. There are about 15 cars in the staff car park.

[14:35] Marchers have managed to push through the police cordon, which was trying to prevent marchers from getting to EDO/ITT. Marchers are on the road directly outside the factory - which is protected by a line of officers. EDO/ITT management are watching from the windows.

[14:17] March has reached top of Home Farm Road. Scuffles reported as police attempt to force marchers into the pen.

[14:10] Extra 24 officers formed line at junction of Home Farm Road to prevent march proceeding further down Lewes Road. March entered Home Farm Road.

[14:26] The marchers managed to get past the police vans blocking Home Farm Road . A line of police officers were seen batonning the front of the march, aiming for the marchers' legs and chest area. Some confusion, but it is possible that a Section 14 POA has been imposed. Report of a police attack on a man carrying a 2 year old child.

[13:55] Steve Discombe of FIT was seen kicking a protestor who took his photograph - no arrests reported. 24 police officers have approached the march from the side. The march is still on the Lewes Road.

[13:45] March is now coming up to old T.A base and University buildings in Moulescombe. Chief Inspector Mills appear to be heading the police operation.

[13:30] FITwatch have started obstructing cameras - crowd is chanting 'You can stick your FIT team up your f*cking arse!' and 'Sean McDonald is a Wanker!'. Police may have been grouping in case the march tried to turn off the Lewes Road, and low level of policing is now reported.

[13:25] March is approaching the Vogue Gyratory on the Lewes Road, where police appear to be massing. There are contingents from Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Bristol, Brum, Notts, Newcastle, Worthing and London supporting the march, along with many from Brighton.

[13:10] March is now going up the Lewes Road, occupying half the road. A trailer mounted sound system with a generator has joined in, and the police presence remains low - with reports of about 20 officers. FIT and EG teams are amongst the marchers. A large banner at the front reads 'Stop the Arms Trade' and others include 'Capitalism Kills' and 'Stop killing people you f*cking tw*ts'.

[13:00] Crowd has swelled to about 500 and has set off, with the Critical Mass and a Samba band, in the direction of the Lewes Road. At the front is a group dressed mainly in black, carrying barriers.

[12:40] About 30 - 40 bikes from the Critical Mass have arrived at the level, along with a bike mounted sound system disguised as a red tank.

[12:30] There are now about 200 people gathered on the level, many dressed in red. The police presence is still small. The atmosphere is reported to be relaxed and a small bike mounted sound system is playing tunes. Banners read 'Smash EDO' and 'Smash ITT'. It has been reported that a pen has been set up outside Covers next to the EDO site in Moulescombe. The EDO site is currently operating as usual.

[11:59] There are an estimated 100 people gathered at the Level. Some police including FIT and Sussex Evidence Gathering (EG) teams are there, and a larger police contingent is milling around outside Brighton Station.

[11:30] A Critical Mass ride has set off from Brighton Station.

[10:30] FIT team and 2 police vans waiting outside Brighton Station.

IMC news crew

Additions

c66

04.06.2008 16:17

quick note... after the gates were knocked down and protesters approched the front of the factory, i witnessed officer with badge number c66 seemingly instigating the first wave of batton attacks with overarm battoning, hitting people in the front line - those holding the smash edo banners.

scum

WeekendWarrior

PHOTOS

04.06.2008 16:38

March progresses along Lewes Rd

FITWatch in action!

Barriers have already been toppled outside EDO

Second line of barries prompty removed from under the cop's noses

Huge police presence (although it made little difference!!!)

Police are forced to line the inside of the EDO compoud as activists flood in

Activists and police clash inside EDO

Some photos from the events of today....

ACAB

Brighton news paper The Argus reports.

04.06.2008 20:04

http://www.theargus.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2318880.mostviewed.riot_at_brighton_arms_factory.php

ACAB

More Photos...

04.06.2008 20:49

A particularly violent policemen sprays pepper spray into the face of protester

Best demo ever, well done everyone! X

LIBBY

police consider applying for extention to keep activists in custody.

05.06.2008 11:59

All activists arrested yesterday are still in custody and with some about to reach the 24hr mark solicitors have been told the police may apply for the 12 hour extention to keep the activists in custody.

Legal Follower

10 people still in custody

05.06.2008 14:06

The 10 people arrested are still in custody at the moment. They are expected to be interviewed soon, around 3pm. People are expected to gather outside the police station from around 4pm to show support and greet their friends and comrades when they are released. If you want info on those arrested or need any other support call 07502159330

smash EDO

Update on 10 still in custody

05.06.2008 16:09

No-one has been interviewed yet, so they are not expected to be released anytime soon. They have spoken to solicitors. It is over 24 hours since the arrests were made, and the police have applied to detain them for a further 12 hours.

smash EDO

Reflections and thoughts on yesterday

05.06.2008 16:15

Gate

I was standing near the gate when it opened. Someone had been shaking it while someone else commented that it was “never going to open” and then it just did! It was a fluke – face it - sometimes we just get lucky. There was a moment of hesitation (I was thinking if we run in are we going to get isolated and trapped) but a few of us ran in and others followed. About a minute later a cop van then moved to try and block the entrance but people got in front of it and blocked it, allowing everyone else to flow in.

Cops

I’m sick of this “the police must have let it happen” attitude. There is a tendency amongst activists to fixate on the power of the cops. Are we so afraid of our own power that we want to feel on some level that the cops must always be in control? Look - sometimes we win – admittedly not very often, maybe that is why people can’t recognise it when it happens! Yesterday the cops got it wrong. They were obviously embarrassed by the ‘On the Verge’ film and thought they could get away with an initial low profile and then a line of vans and barriers to form a pen. But we are not sheep! They did have enough cops there to eventually push us out of the car park, but they were slow, disorganised and taken by surprise. Which brings me on to…

Us

We were f**king great! Lets not just put it down to the cops getting it wrong. They got it wrong because we surprised them. The look on their faces when we just walked up to their precious barriers and started pulling them to pieces was priceless. Everyone seemed to bring a spirit of fun AND determination. Without knowing each other we spontaneously made the most of each opportunity to push through or weave round the cops. If anything I think we took ourselves by surprise – if we had been more prepared in what we had brought we could have achieved even more. And was that five mobile sound systems I saw – brilliant – even made the samba band tolerable! The only criticism I have is we didn’t have any medics, which is fairly surprising considering what a big deal has been made about action medic stuff over the last few years. Well done to everyone who just turned up on the day from all round the country and got stuck in.

Lets not forget about those still in the cells. Keep checking back for updates.

Here’s to more of this sort of thing!

participant

Numbers, police action and pictures

05.06.2008 16:23

Marchers push pastthe thin line of police and clear the barriers

The march, still relatively peaceful, arrives at EDO

Only a thin line of police faces the crowd

Police filming outside EDO

Police try to hold back demonstrators

Police use batons - but the blows I saw were to the banner

Around 300 demonstrators outside EDO at 2.30pm

I stopped taking pictures for a while just after the march had passed Brighton University and did a careful headcount of the demonstration as it passed. Although it is never possible to get an exact figure, at that point there were roughly 600 people (exactly as claimed by the march organisers.) Not all went up Home Farm Road, and others left as police attempted to stop the march.

Just after 2.30 I took a look at the fence and the gates at EDO and thought that there was no way protesters could get past them with the number of police present. I went and took a few pictures of the overall scene from a high viewpoint (they show roughly 300 outside EDO, and there were quite a few more further down the road) and then decided it probably wasn't worth hanging around, as it looked like the situation had reached a stalemate, so I left. Later events proved me extremely wrong!

Quite who decided to open the gates to the factory for the protesters - or why or how they did so - I have no idea. But much of the policing of the demonstration was also hard to understand. Police used thin lines and barriers that might have stopped a Sunday School outing, but not a determined demonstration of any size, holding reinforcements and the riot police back. Earlier the police photographers had been running away so fast from the Fitwatch that it was hard to catch up and photograph them.

The police's most important duty is I think to protect people - including demonstrators. The car park outside the factory on Home Farm Rd was not a good place for police to pitch a battle, with a vertical drop of perhaps 50ft to the railway line below protected by only a low barrier to stop cars parking over the edge. Some individual officers clearly realised this, andI was politely given some entirely appropriate safety advice. Of course they also have a duty to protect property and the rights of individuals, including that of peaceful protest.

EDO seemed well-fenced and relatively easy to defend and a protest outside it should have raised no particular problems (though it might well be 'aggravated trespass.) So why did things go wrong? Was it just a lack of planning and forethought along with incompetence at the scene or had a decision been taken at a high level to facilitate a certain amount of disorder and damage? If so, what would the motives be?

Here are a few pictures from Home Farm Road. I'll post more from the this and the earlier part of the action - starting from the Critical Mass (which really left the station more or less on noon) on My London Diary

http://mylondondiary.co.uk/2008/06/june.htm#edo shortly.

Peter Marshall
mail e-mail: petermarshall@cix.co.uk
Homepage: http://mylondondiary.co.uk

Interviews

05.06.2008 17:30

Those in custody have now begun to be interviewed

Smashy

Three People now Released

05.06.2008 19:51

Three people have now been released

they have been released on bail on suspicion of charges ranging from Section 5, Obstruction of the Highway, Assault Police, Conspiracy to cause Aggravated Trespass and Conspiracy to cause Criminal Damage

Houses have also been raided

Smashy

POLICE RAID THE HOMES OF THOSE ARRESTED

05.06.2008 20:54

POLICE ARE CARRYING OUT RAIDS ON THE HOMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.

INCOMMING REPORTS

Everyone released on bail

06.06.2008 01:02

everyone has now been released on police bail til August

everyone's houses have been raided

People were bailed on suspicion of Assault PC, Section 4, Section 5, Obstruct Police, Obstruct Highway, Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Damage and Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Trespass

lack of charges suggests police have little evidence....

Smashy

ALL ARRESTED PROTESTERS RELEASED AFTER 33HRS

06.06.2008 01:16

HE GOT A BIT EXCITED WHEN IT CAME TO BEATING WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH HIS BATON!

ALL OF THE PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN BAILED AWAY FROM HOME FARM ROAD. ONE PROTESTER HAD THEIR PARENTS HOUSE SEARCHED AROUND MIDNIGHT. MORE INFO TO FOLLOW.

AFTER A TWO DAYS OF MIXED EMOTIONS AND THE LOSS OF A GREAT ACTIVIST WHO WILL BE SORELY MISSED IM SURE WE COULD ALL DO WITH A SMILE.....

PAINTING COPS SHOULD BE AN OLYMPIC SPORT

Fitwatch at EdO

06.06.2008 10:24

CP 816 and CH 563

CS 5 EGT

Seargent 277 put tags on factory

Shaun Mcdonald?

Ian skivens we all love him

Some photos/ short video of fit police at EDO demo any names to usual address.More full report of fitwatch actions on the day to follow

watcher
Homepage: http://www.fitwatch.blogspot.com

Great footage of Smash EDO carnival on www.friction.tv

06.06.2008 10:48

Here is a link to some great footage from this weeks Smash EDO carnival against the arms trade in Brighton on www.friction.tv:

http://friction.tv/ftv_debate.php?debate_id=3311

Have a look and leave some comments!

Holly Rivers
Homepage: http://www.friction.tv

Press Release - All Those Arrested At EDO Protest Released Without Charge

06.06.2008 15:01

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400410.html

linker

Five videos from the Carnival - YouTubed

06.06.2008 19:14

Friction TV footage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7HFUKga2SE (6 mins)

Footage from IMC activist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijo8NG8v7aI (1 min)

Confrontation on the frontlines:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaemrhJrJkw (Clip)

Guy Peppersprayed at Smash EDO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blC_D2-v6c4 (Clip)

Inside EDO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnDigCImBB4 (1 min)

Until All Are Free TV
Homepage: http://untilallarefree.tk

Fit at EDO video

07.06.2008 12:57

short video of FitWatch action at Smashedo 4th june if link not working go to southwalesanarchist youtube. For more info on fitwatch see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msM3stO0VFk

http://www.fitwatch.blogspot.com

g
Homepage: http://southwalesanarchists.org

Smash edo coverage from Greek indymedia!

07.06.2008 19:47

http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=876492

stranger

A few more pictures from Athens Indymedia

07.06.2008 22:02

For the lazy lot

smashy smashy

Comments

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Nice one!

04.06.2008 14:34

Well done to all involved. Good luck for the rest of the day. Try not to get knicked!

S.London Skin

S.London Skin

peotry in motion

04.06.2008 14:44

much respect to all involved, quite annoyed at my self for not being there. Well organised it seems must be at least part due to on the verge tour, hope there weren't any serious injuries, think we could all do with training to disarm thugs with weapons...

angry

what's the latest?

04.06.2008 14:48

What's happening the last report is 15:03 and now it's 15:47. Has the IMC been nicked?

loppy

Excellent!

04.06.2008 15:40

Solidarity to those arrested and free beer for the troublemakers!

respect!

anarcho

great stuf!!

04.06.2008 16:06

Well done to everyone down in Brighton! Fuck, I wish I was threre, but couldn't make it.

Smash EDO campaign is and has been an inspiration to many people .. one of the most successful direct action campaigns ever in the UK. Your dignity in struggle is remarkable.

Fuck EDO! Fuck all weapons manufacturers all over the world!

Also cheers to IMC for today's reporting.

@ntimilitarist

Good on yers

04.06.2008 16:12

Keep it Spikey!!

Danski

retro

04.06.2008 18:56

bring it on...making me feel like i'm young again....well done.... but we have to take time out of our congratulatory mood and remember a girl who has fallen today. RIP. from sadness to anger to change.

j18

Good demo!

04.06.2008 19:35

Good demo yeah! But when shac demo'd novartis in a similar vain they were inundated on indymedia with criticism! some people have double standards!! you all know who you are............................

SMASH ALL COMPANIES THAT KILL AND EXPLOIT ALL ANIMALS (both human and non human)

Protester

Precursor...

04.06.2008 20:04

to raids? Am I the only person that thinks the cops let this happen to an extent? They need a reason to justify their presence past, present and future...

I would imagine some emergency legislation being passed after this march.

I'm not saying that it should have gone any other way, people will always do what comes naturally in these situations however with that amount of cops I'm shocked they couldn't keep cordon...

Ulterior motives...

WARN

WARN
Homepage: http://westernanimalrights.wordpress.com

brighton police

04.06.2008 21:29

Yeah I couldn't help get the feeling that the police kind of let this happen too easily. I've been to a couple of smash EDO and other antiwar demos in brighton before where the police have used overwhelming numbers to stitch up the demo from the start. They seemed to have taken a much more laid back approach this time. I'm sure they will use this as an excuse for future repression, but fuck it - EDO got smashed today!

sean mcdonald is a wanker

good job!!!

04.06.2008 21:32

I saw today that police are much much weaker than us. They were more, better equiped etc, but still they were the ones running away most of the time. Imagine if we were (almost)equally armed, we would have totally smashed them in seconds.
Smashing the windows of EDO might not be enough to end all wars, but certainly it is a small, but great nevertheless step!!!
Congratulations comrades!!! Thats the way.

_@_

Mine detectors?

04.06.2008 22:52

As far as I am aware they make parts of electronic devices that are designed to detect the roadside IEDs used by the Iraqi militias against the occupying US and UK troops. If you know any different maybe you could post more information on these mine detectors. It is true that they do make components that have civilian or non-leathal applications, but I fail to see how that absolves them of resposibility for their role in the arms trade.

Princess Di

protestor

04.06.2008 23:17

Yes, it did seem like the police allowed this to happen today. It was excellent, but normally coppers out number us 5-1. Today was the first protest in years where they haven't dominated us with sheer numbers. Why was that? Also, why on earth would they open the gates to let a cop car go through? they must've known full well protestors would push the gates open? Seems a little suspicious huh?
We all done really well, but something seems a little fishy on the police side...

protestor

Gates didn't open for police

05.06.2008 10:10

I was right in front of the gates when they opened - and it wasn't for police.

As far as I can tell, they opened for no discernable reason. They just opened, people started to shout 'come here', and it took a good minute before a small crowd of people started going in. Only then did a police van arrive, trying to block the entrance, but it was too late.

I heard various theories as to why the gates opened, but no one actually knew. It was definitely not for the police.

sna

Well Done To All The EDO Protestors

05.06.2008 11:23

Can I just say congrats to everyone who took part in the demo against EDO and ITT.
From the photos I can see it was an eventful day!
The stories about the police smashing people over the head with batons makes me sick.
Whatever happened to free speach?
Fuck those pigs.

Peace + Unity X

Sean446

if there were 1000 protesters?

05.06.2008 12:04

imagine if the next demo had 1000 protesters or more.

i don't think it's productive to be violent or aggressive as you are playing them at their own game and it's what they do best. you can't fight fire with fire.

although i'm sure there will be many who disagree with me, we should love the police and everyone in fact. just try to show them that they are being controlled by fear and that another way is possible. it's much harder for the police to be violent if you can make them laugh! it's because they didn't have enough love as kids that they behave like they do.

i hope all those who oppose this corrupt system are doing their best not to contribute to it. people need to realise that every time they spend money they are perpetuating the status quo. how many of the protesters pay tax, have mobile phones & cars, take flights, etc.?

rob

love won't put out a fire

05.06.2008 13:36

We are all mortal beings and as such cannot achieve much with out control of our mortal bodies. The law is by its very nature violent and oppressive, we are not free, we did not vote for the queen or her government and it's far from consensus, any one who does not want it has the right to be free from its violent rule, any one who thinks they have the right to decide my freedom has no rights at all as far as I am concerned, it's called self defence, wake up.

angry

violent arrest on Lewes Road

05.06.2008 15:25

[15:50] Report of one violent arrest of person leaving. His head was covered in blood and he was complaining of a broken arm.

There's footage of some of the arrest on the Argus site, about 3/4 way through:

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/videos/index.var.32518.0.0.php

It seems he was arrested for objecting to an attempted arrest, for er, carrying a flag in an offensive manner.

ACAB, use reasonable force

for universal rights & law

05.06.2008 16:08

Police should shut down EDO & support us, for humanrights & universal laws.
This demo shouldnt have had to end in violence & batons usage. Every night in UK cars are set alight & police attacked by youths, but if activists do the same even defending international laws parliament often try to make more repressive laws against human rights that make people even more frustrated.

Law needs to be in hand of the people,peoples+workers councils & federations,locally to internationally

Jack

Red Block...

05.06.2008 16:08

...Is the new black block! Great idea. Looks very impressive and tres stylish. I hope it catches on. Well done all. Keep on Smashing EDO

note to 'Participant'

05.06.2008 16:38

Excellent comments my friend. You are spot on when you say we sometimes don't recognise good luck, effective protest and above all, our own power. Come on people! Time to believe in ourselves!

spuddy

Top effort by the organisers

05.06.2008 17:43

Dammit, I too am annoyed from not having taken a day or two off!

But well done to all involved, and the organisers. I suggest folks who were there in spirit and not in person send a small donation or a note of solidarity to SmashEDO staff for a job well done.

Jon

Any lessons to learn from this?

05.06.2008 20:07

First off I want to join everyone else in congratulating the organisers and ourselves - great day it was :)

Just wondering if there is any thing that could be learned from the day? So far a couple of things have come to mind-

In the carpark:
Once we got in I think there was a sense in the crowd that was a mixture of 'what now?' and 'what will the police do?' . With hindsight would it have been worth having all sat down at that point and claiming the forecourt? But what would that have achieved?

In an ideal situation what would we really want to do the building? Maybe nothing? Or break in? I guess that the real vicotry would be that ITT would want to move away from the site, which above all just requires pester power - so maybe there wasn't any need to hang around longer? I wonder what others think... Would be good to know better in case there is a next time

Leaving the site:
Although a few people were saying 'lets all leave together' this should have happened in a more explicit way, and should always be the policy from now on (IMO). THe arrests all seemed to be made as we got seperated and strung out on the way back. If we had all left together we might have been able to get back not just victorious, but in full numbers.

Thoughts go out to those arrested, and to the friends and family of Marie - very sad news.

Vrej Joe

anyone got any ideas how i can find out who has been released?

05.06.2008 20:16

just worried as if they have taken phones my mate will be stranded.
i have tried ringing custody but they were a useless bunch of fuckwits. you can ring me on 07948 615561.
cheers

in need of info

re: POLICE RAID THE HOMES OF THOSE ARRESTED

06.06.2008 08:49

I wish people would stop saying raid homes in this situation - it just adds to panic/fear or over-excitement/ego.

If the police have you in custody, under PACE they are entitled to search your bail address. Theoretically they should only search your room and any communal rooms; in practice, if someone isn't there to enforce it they will search everywhere. Sometimes they search, sometimes they don't. If you've not been arrested from that address before, they're more likely to search your home to verify your address, but there's always the possibility that they do search. If they search, they will take anything, computer, papers, address book/diary, etc if it is stil present. If you have your keys on you, they will use those to let themselves in. If you don't, then there's the possibility they will bash your door down if no-one's in, but that's rare. If they do, they don't pay for repairs.

A raid is something different - unexpected, not when you are in custody. It's less predictable and so more worrying. It means they're taking things more seriously and are trying to get you for something, or evidence, that they've been investigating.

legal nerd

missing video

06.06.2008 10:43

hope l got it right now. apolligies

watcher
Homepage: http://www.fitwatch.blogspot.com

Were searches under Section 18? Probably unlawful!

06.06.2008 12:22

Police stripped of power to search homes

Three appeal judges ruled yesterday that the assumption by police that they have power to search a property without a warrant, even if they are unsure if the suspect is connected to the address, was wrong.

Lord Justice Moses, one of the appeal judges, said: “This is an attempt on behalf of the police to deploy a less rigorous regime than that which the statute intended.”

The police, who have been refused permission to appeal to the House of Lords, said that the ruling will make their powers unworkable and will result in claims for compensation. About 75 per cent of all searches in England and Wales are made under Section 18 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which permits police to enter premises.

The judges' decision came after Riaz Khan was awarded £1,250 in damages after his home in East London was raided by police in 2006 when a man they arrested gave Mr Khan's address as his own.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4076734.ece

ACAB

section 18 house search

07.06.2008 01:34

as one of those arrested i can confirm that indeed sussex polive did use section 18.1 PACE powers to search homes without warrant.

The section only requires authority of an inspector for search of premises of people in custody to secure evidence.

arrested

Watch out for this man.

07.06.2008 16:10

Testies

This man is Sgt Andrew Tester (AKA Testies), from Hampshire Police.
It seems he's actually been banned from attending most protests due to his lack of knowledge of the law and enjoyment of unlawful arrests.
He also enjoys to dress like a normal person and talk to the protesters, even though we all know he wishes he was in the MET.
So remember, if you see this man, regardless of whether he's in uniform or not - do not talk to him.

Andrew Tester

wow

10.06.2008 10:59

Great stuff, wish I had been there!

Krop