Arrest in Plymouth - activists or terrorists?
Sapper | 30.03.2009 13:29
Several people arrested in Plymouth following a search which found 'weapons' and material relating to 'political ideology' but not religion. Worth watching in case it turns out to be activists/saboteurs smeared with terrorism whose situation subsequently gets D-noticed.
The Devon police website makes the following announcement:
Devon and Cornwall Police are currently detaining five people for offences under the Terrorism Act.
Three men aged 25yrs, 19 years and 16 years and two women aged 20 years, who all live in Plymouth or the surrounding area, were arrested between Friday, March 27 and Sunday, March 29.
The arrests were made after the 25-year-old man was arrested in Plymouth during the evening of Friday, March 27, on suspicion of criminal damage.
Police carried out a search of the man’s address and found three other persons at the premises who were arrested for drugs offences following the search.
As the search progressed officers found a number of weapons and suspected imitation weapons as well material relating to political ideology.
Also found were suspicious devices that were seized and submitted for forensic examination.
Following investigations on Sunday, March 29, a 19-year-old man was arrested and all five are now detained under the Terrorism Act.
Searches of addresses were carried out during the weekend in the Plymouth area and further searches are being considered.
As a result, police will be applying for a warrants of further detention this afternoon, Monday, March 30.
Police are keen to stress that enquiries indicate there is no religious agenda to the investigation. The incident has no connection with the recent conviction of Nicky Reilly and those arrested are not believed, at this stage, to be part of a national or larger operation.
Gold Commander Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Taylor said: “I would reassure local people and residents of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, that they are not at any risk and these arrests would appear to be isolated at this time.
“Those arrested people will remain in custody while further enquiries take place.”
Devon and Cornwall Police are currently detaining five people for offences under the Terrorism Act.
Three men aged 25yrs, 19 years and 16 years and two women aged 20 years, who all live in Plymouth or the surrounding area, were arrested between Friday, March 27 and Sunday, March 29.
The arrests were made after the 25-year-old man was arrested in Plymouth during the evening of Friday, March 27, on suspicion of criminal damage.
Police carried out a search of the man’s address and found three other persons at the premises who were arrested for drugs offences following the search.
As the search progressed officers found a number of weapons and suspected imitation weapons as well material relating to political ideology.
Also found were suspicious devices that were seized and submitted for forensic examination.
Following investigations on Sunday, March 29, a 19-year-old man was arrested and all five are now detained under the Terrorism Act.
Searches of addresses were carried out during the weekend in the Plymouth area and further searches are being considered.
As a result, police will be applying for a warrants of further detention this afternoon, Monday, March 30.
Police are keen to stress that enquiries indicate there is no religious agenda to the investigation. The incident has no connection with the recent conviction of Nicky Reilly and those arrested are not believed, at this stage, to be part of a national or larger operation.
Gold Commander Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Taylor said: “I would reassure local people and residents of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, that they are not at any risk and these arrests would appear to be isolated at this time.
“Those arrested people will remain in custody while further enquiries take place.”
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Stones found in a rockery in Aberdeen could be linked to G20
30.03.2009 17:00
Police have found a stash of weapons outside the G20 site. Stones in a rockery of a pensioner in Aberdeen could be dug up, driven down to London and used to smash windows. A police spokesman said "We can't confim or a deny a direct connection with the G20 yet but we can confirm that one of the rocks looked a bit like a G if you squint your eyes and turn it on it's side, also there were more than 20 stones. Suspicions were rasied when police noticed a crude attempt to hide the stones by planting azelias around them.
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Who are they?
30.03.2009 13:53
It will also mean that tomorrow’s mainstream media is going to wall-to-wall ‘G20 explosives’ stories which could massively discredit the protest. It’s vital that this issue is dealt with promptly by the Climate Camp.
Does anyone know who they are?
Josh
Fashion crime
30.03.2009 14:03
"I think it was more designed to disrupt than injure or kill," the source said, adding that reports that the individuals were Greek nationals were false. It is understood that the "suspicious devices" found suggest a small-scale stunt. Unconfirmed reports said the individuals may have had "flares" in their posession.
huh
what police have said
30.03.2009 14:08
Obviously the press are gonna leap to 101 different conclusions before the police release the full details.
more
Evidence
30.03.2009 15:01
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Fireworks and toy guns
30.03.2009 15:04
BBC-
All five people are being held under the Terrorism Act.
The arrests were made after the 25-year-old man was arrested in Plymouth on the evening of 27 March for allegedly spraying graffiti on a wall.
ACC Netherton said: "He was arrested and then the officer went back to this man's house and carried out a search.
"When he was searching the house he came across imitation firearms and also some devices which had basically been made from fireworks.
"And also he found some politically sensitive material and things like that."
hah
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Politically Motivated Arrests
30.03.2009 19:14
Just because they put some stuff up which wasn't nice about the Police's paymasters. Oh diddums.
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Tennis Balls
30.03.2009 20:38
My son has two footballs, shoud I get rid of them?
George B
its all clear now
30.03.2009 21:05
Such non-impartial assumptions just make people look foolish and naive
8 bells
@ 8 bells
30.03.2009 22:10
Law
fucking pigs
30.03.2009 22:31
I'd guess the "link to the G20" is that the graffiti was promoting the G20 demos which was presumably why the search was made. This reminds me of a few similar "scare" incidents before and during summits - the raids before Heiligendamm, the Germinal case before the Quebec protests and the RNC "terrorism" arrests (not satisfied with charging people over Molotov cocktails, the police are concocting stories about plans to blow up buildings). In the Germinal case it turned out that a police infiltrator had been assigned the key role of buying equipment and had substituted dangerous items for agreed ones (e.g. ball bearings for paintballs).
Doubtless it will come out in due course (how do they always manage to conceal who's been arrested and what's really happened in these kinds of "terror" cases anyway?!), but I wouldn't be surprised if they're finding excuses to keep them in during the G20 only to mysteriously drop the cases after.
fuck pigs
RE: fuck pigs
30.03.2009 22:57
pigs are not.
RE: fuck pigs
Press Skew Reality Shocker
30.03.2009 23:31
1st Paragraph: FIVE bomb suspects have been arrested over a plot targeting this week’s G20 summit.
8th Paragraph: The materials, intended to disrupt rather than injure, were not bomb-making equipment.
Oh my lord.
watch yer liberties
daily start quotes
31.03.2009 00:38
You've been quoting from the Daily Star's article.
Its not the best paper to try and quote accurate news from and then sigh in disbelief.
hoolio
@George B
31.03.2009 01:42
Nuff said?
nah
"antifa"
31.03.2009 07:42
billshutt
State/media fear tactics
31.03.2009 08:14
Keep the actions militant!
not impressed
terrorists or activists?
31.03.2009 21:30
alex
Solidarity to those arrested
31.03.2009 22:16
I find it somewhat sickening that some people are more worried about how this will effect how we're portrayed in the media, rather than sending a simple message of solidarity to those locked up.
Cornish Resident
Support
01.04.2009 02:54
Danny
tips
01.04.2009 09:47
-never take your keys.
-always lock your doors.
-try and leave someone in your house to watch it for you.
-never let the pigs in without a warrent
sounds like it wouldn't have worked in this case anyway. but still good ideas.
their more likely to try this sort of shit if they have the keys.
ivan the idealist
From terrorism to Disruption
07.04.2009 07:04
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