Demo against Notts Police & £700,000 bill for arresting 114 enviro activists
Tash [alan lodge] | 26.06.2009 01:10 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles
It is important to protest against the £700,000 bill for Operation Aeroscope on April 13, 114 people were arrested, when it was said, for planning a protest. But so far no one has been charged with any offence.
114 activists had been arrested in a 2am police raid on a community centre and school on Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, early on Easter Monday, 13th April 2009.
At that time, it was believed that a demonstration was planned at the E.On power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar as a spokesperson for the company claimed that it was the "planned target of an organised protest". The Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power station is the 3rd largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the UK and has been previously targeted by activists. Similar to past police actions, some of the homes of those arrested had been raided while they were held in custody. It had been confirmed that 6 homes have been raided in Nottingham, including the Sumac Centre, and personal paperwork and computers have been seized. Activists being released on bail, to appear in court between the 14th - 21st July, with a variety of conditions.
The initial action was at a school / community centre in Sneinton Dale, and eastern suburb of Nottingham. After all present were arrested and dragged in chains to many and various police stations, the police mounted a long and protracted search of the building, where the meeting had been held. The size, duration and resources deployed made for a significant bill against public funds. I wonder, considering this expense if such a police operation may eventually lead to changes, I suspect not, but we'll see later next month.
People were also most concerned at other police misdeeds including deaths in custody, and the tasering of a man in Upper Parliament Street, earlier this month
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5S4R6sHx9c Mass Arrest of 114 Climate Activists in Raid in Nottingham : The pictures
http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2009/04/427471.html http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2009/04/427496.html Mass Arrest of 114 Climate Activists in Raid [Feature]
http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2009/04/427421.html Nottinghamshire Police Authority
http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/npa http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/npa/organisation_structure/committees/police_authority/#62 http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/npa/files/meetings/62/24.06.09.doc ____________________________________________
ALAN LODGE
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Numbers
26.06.2009 06:55
two photographers (also people). But where are the cops? That person in the wheelchair
looks dangerous.
Smartarse
?????
26.06.2009 07:11
A.non
nice demo,well done, apologies I couldnt be there had an a emergency
26.06.2009 15:53
Yes it was on a week day & most people who go on actions like this also hold down jobs paid & voluntary, or working at glastonbury, unlike the moaning scapegoaters who watch junk telly & moan about assylum seekers& the black
The facemask is for anonanamity against big brother, to some people that doesnt look appealing, maybe a good point.
Police shouldnt be ordered to be a private army for corporations like Eon which isnt even owned by many people in the uk.
The mass public support on the eon issue when it happened & the taser incident publicised via media you tube etc proves there is mass public support against these undemocractic actions.
Police say they rely on public support to help maintain good order, we dont live in real democracy yet, but this can be true, metropolitan police& now nottingham police have lost a lot of support recently in alot of quarters by their own actions.
RE the taser incident, why didnt they simply cuff his legs instead of tasering him?.Dont they teach the police martial art holds?
Green syndicalist
Well done
27.06.2009 00:28
PC Dixon
Face masks
27.06.2009 11:25
are under, but people who use it really ought to try to explain their reasons. A very
large number of the public, quite innocently, dont get it. It does after all, look scary.
Undercover
the dull thud of
27.06.2009 13:16
Think about it, rather than expecting the people who did it to explain themselves...and if you're not sure why, then just get over it, it doesn't matter! Expect that the people who do it understand the negative aspects of doing it, and have still decided to do it.
common sense
photo me quick, im an anarchist!
27.06.2009 18:04
And if you dont think that happens, you should read REAL history on spying by the british state on anarchists/communists/activists, THROUGHOUT HISTORY, not just today.
Although I am not saying ***** is an anarchist, BUT speaking as a self professed anarchist, I would say to everyone, please cover your face, protect your identity from further state intrusion.
mask up and move onwards!
Salut.
PS. i dont appreciate any negative/derogatory attitudes about my comrades physical appearance - seperate from their face being covered - so please don't sink to levels of school yard stuff......thanx
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doing it wrong
28.06.2009 00:10
{A}
Thanks for the demo
01.07.2009 16:59
Some were away at events elsewhere. Many would have been at work in other ways.
At least 114 people couldn't attend due to previous police excesses, and are still waiting to hear if there are even charges to answer. Arrested because police 'intelligence' (sic) suggested that they were thinking about taking part in a demo. 'Intelligence' that resulted in the malicious smashing up BY THE POLICE of a nursery school.
One person no doubt kept away for fear of being kicked, punched and tazered BY THE POLICE, even if lying curled up and prone on the ground.
(At least) one person couldn't make it due to having recently died in police custody.
Many may have stayed away because they intend to continue to resist the police state, to defend the so-called 'right to protest' and to work for a sane and safe future, or at least any future at all.
Pat