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Some "Fortnum and Mason protest charges dropped by CPS": BBC

Bob | 18.07.2011 15:07 | Public sector cuts | Repression | Social Struggles

Free the other 30!

Charges of aggravated trespass against 109 people accused of storming London's luxury food store Fortnum and Mason have been dropped.

The sit-in, organised by campaign group UK Uncut, was held on 26 March in protest over alleged tax avoidance by the business's part-owners.

Police arrested 145 people and 139 of those were charged.

The Crown Prosecution Service said it would continue to pursue the other 30 cases.

UK Uncut claimed around 200 of its supporters forced themselves into the shop - known as the Queen's grocer - as trouble flared in central London.

Bob
- Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14189892

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18.07.2011 15:13

Didn't the guardian have this like weeks ago? Why does the bbc think it's got some kind of exclusive?

So much for the cops' glorious arrest of 150. Intelligence-gathering detention and presumably some really fucking annoying bail conditions, all imposed by the stasi without any regulation or questioning.

Solidarity to the others still accused.

fife

talking of solidarity

18.07.2011 17:54

i hope that every single one of these people who have had their cases dropped, as well as all of their supporters, will now turn their attention to providing solidarity and support to all the rest of us who haven't had their cases dropped. none of your "good protestors v bad protestors" nonsense, no "phew glad that's over i can return to normal life now" or any other excuses. it was nearly you, but you were lucky, some of us aren't so lucky, so get to work now people.
united we are strong, divided we will only fall.

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