2 people are on trial in Brighton Magistrates Court for several offences relating to last year's Carnival Against the Arms Trade (see - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/399714.html)

the trial is scheduled to last for seven days

please come along and support

in the previous trials, for a demo police descibed as 'a riot', three activists were found guilty of minor charges and one person was found guilty of damaging the managing director's car (see  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/399714.html)

In the 2nd trial Chris Bluemel was found not guilty after the court ruled that he acted in self defence when he punched PC Duggan in the face. PC Duggan was assaulting Chris with a baton (see  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/06/431805.html)