On St George's Day, Liverpool BNP activist Peter Tierney assaulted anti-fascists in Liverpool City Centre. Yesterday, despite trying to accuse his victims of the crime, he faced his bail and will face assault charges in court.
Peter Tierney immediately after release in April
A gloating Tierney with gathered fascists outside St Anne's Police Station
In April, Indymedia reported on an attack perpetrated by Merseyside BNP activists Steve Greenhalgh and Peter Tierney, which took place in Liverpool City Centre on St George's Day. [
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/liverpool/2009/04/428297.html] Greenhalgh and Tierney used an upended table and a folded camera tripod respectively as weapons against anti-fascists who had routed their leafleting with counter-leafleting in and around their location.
Despite Tierney's lies, which got one anti-fascist arrested for "assaulting" him, he was ultimately taken into custody and released on bail. The arrested anti-fascist was also bailed, but only after being held in the same station as Tierney and subsequently followed home by a car full of BNP activists threatening "we know where you live, we’re going to fucking kill you."
On Monday, Tierney answered his police bail at St Anne's Street police station. The bailconditions for both Tierney and the victim he claimed to be his assailant included a ban on entering the City Centre, and those conditions were reasserted. Tierney is set to face trial at the Liverpool Magistrates Court on the 5th of August and, as the Merseyside BNP blog reports, BNP activists "will be holding a 2nd Demo outside of the Magistrates Court as he attends." Their intent is to show that they "will not be intimidated and bullied by the state" who have "set a dangerous precedent that decent members of the public CAN NOT defend themselves against attackers." They are in fact demonstrating that their party stands in defence of savage violence by those who grap weapons when faced with non-violent opposition.
As of yet, no counter-demonstration has been arranged to face the fascist contingent outside the courthouse. Even if, as in countless prior Liverpool demonstrations, their numbers baely scrape fifty, they need to be opposed. Merseyside anti-fascists need to show that we will not accept fascist violence under the transparent pretext of "self-defence" against the non-violent, and Tierney needs to learn that the opposition and dissent he so hates will not simply fade away because he picks up a weapon.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/liverpool/2009/04/428297.html] Greenhalgh and Tierney used an upended table and a folded camera tripod respectively as weapons against anti-fascists who had routed their leafleting with counter-leafleting in and around their location. Despite Tierney's lies, which got one anti-fascist arrested for "assaulting" him, he was ultimately taken into custody and released on bail. The arrested anti-fascist was also bailed, but only after being held in the same station as Tierney and subsequently followed home by a car full of BNP activists threatening "we know where you live, we’re going to fucking kill you."
On Monday, Tierney answered his police bail at St Anne's Street police station. The bailconditions for both Tierney and the victim he claimed to be his assailant included a ban on entering the City Centre, and those conditions were reasserted. Tierney is set to face trial at the Liverpool Magistrates Court on the 5th of August and, as the Merseyside BNP blog reports, BNP activists "will be holding a 2nd Demo outside of the Magistrates Court as he attends." Their intent is to show that they "will not be intimidated and bullied by the state" who have "set a dangerous precedent that decent members of the public CAN NOT defend themselves against attackers." They are in fact demonstrating that their party stands in defence of savage violence by those who grap weapons when faced with non-violent opposition.
As of yet, no counter-demonstration has been arranged to face the fascist contingent outside the courthouse. Even if, as in countless prior Liverpool demonstrations, their numbers baely scrape fifty, they need to be opposed. Merseyside anti-fascists need to show that we will not accept fascist violence under the transparent pretext of "self-defence" against the non-violent, and Tierney needs to learn that the opposition and dissent he so hates will not simply fade away because he picks up a weapon.
e-mail:
Homepage:
Comments
Hide the following 8 comments
He is a long haired ageing hippy why demonstrate against him?
21.07.2009 11:14
poster
Typical fascist?
21.07.2009 11:36
Pirate
Poster
21.07.2009 13:39
Nazi Hunter
Typical fascist?
21.07.2009 13:58
Phil
e-mail:
mutantbumblebees@hotmail.com
Anti-BNP demo, Liverpool, August 5th
25.07.2009 19:55
Please support the anti-BNP demonstration outside Dale St. Magistrates
Court in Liverpool on Wednesday August 5th at 9.30am.
Local BNP member Peter Tierney is appearing on assault charges after an
attack on an anti-fascist protestor in April. The local BNP branch have
called on their members to support him. We must show that we will not
tolerate racist and fascist violence in Liverpool or anywhere else.
Spread the word. Let's have a big show of strength on August 5th!
Liverpool Anti-Fascists
Liverpool Anti-Fascists
e-mail:
liverpoolantifascists@riseup.net
rat
26.07.2009 00:40
wigan afa
AFA hahaha
29.07.2009 15:19
bnp member
BNP routed
05.08.2009 19:52
Liverpool Anti-Fascists
e-mail:
liverpoolantifascists@riseup.net