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SHAC youth go on trial for reconnaissance.

Lincs AR | 29.04.2009 10:44 | Animal Liberation

A trial started yesterday in Lincoln Crown Court of 4 SHAC activists accused of conducting a recon at a rabbit breeder. Reporting restrictions were lifted.

Animal rights activists carried out a "reconnaissance" raid on a Lincolnshire rabbit farm with links to the Huntingdon Life Sciences research company, a jury was told.

The four arrived at Highgate Farm near Normanby by Spital, in the middle of the night on October 13 last year. After getting into the premises they quickly left, knowing they were being filmed on the farm's security system.

All four had links to the campaigning group SHAC - Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty - which listed Highgate Farm on its website as a potential target for "direct action".

Of the 4 one is 27, two are 18 and one a youth of 17. AR activists have expressed concern due to the relative youth of those accused.

Three of the 4 have pleaded guilty - the trial continues on the fourth

Lincs AR
- Homepage: http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/Animal-rights-rabbit-farm-recce.5213439.jp

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Display the following 11 comments

  1. the charge... — anon
  2. Remove this — In the know
  3. Why plead guilty then complain? — Why?
  4. Remove This = Censorship — News to me
  5. Stupid report — Section 145
  6. Eh? - Can this happen? — WTF?
  7. ^^ — anonymous
  8. please remove this — In the know
  9. Stop the guilty pleas. — Jerry Vlasaks scalpel.
  10. It's on Google News ? — Google ?
  11. Mainstream news isn't Indymedia news — end of