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EDO Rooftop Protesters celebrate as all charges are dropped again

Andrew Beckett | 21.02.2008 07:25 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Palestine | London | South Coast

21/02/2008

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Two anti-arms campaigners who were charged with 'Criminal Damage' after climbing on the roof of EDO MBM Fishersgate have had all charges against them dropped.

The two protesters scaled the side of EDO-MBM’s arms factory in Fishersgate, Brighton on 23rd January this year. The pair, both students at Sussex University, climbed onto the roof and unfurled a banner in protest of EDO-MBM’s manufacture of weapons for the US, UK and Israeli militaries, whose combined firepower have caused the deaths of over 1 million civilians in the middle east and central Asia.

Andrew Beckett, press spokesperson for the campaign said “Our demonstration lead to the closure of EDO MBM Fishersgate for several hours, during that time the company were not able to carry on their criminal trade at the premises.”.

Several other people glued themselves to the front doors of the premises preventing workers from entering

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Notes for Journalists

EDO MBM Technologies Ltd are the sole UK subsidiary of huge U.S arms conglomerate EDO Corp, which was recently named No. 10 in the Forbes list of 100 fastest growing companies. They supply bomb release mechanisms to the US and UK armed forces amongstothers. They supply crucial components for Raytheon's Paveway guided bomb system, widely used in the "Shock and Awe" campaign in Iraq .

Campaign against EDO MBM
People involved in the anti-EDO campaign include, but are not limited to: local residents, the Brighton Quakers, peace activists, anti-capitalists, Palestine Solidarity groups, human rights groups, trade unionists, academics and students. The campaign started in August 2004 with a peace camp. It's avowed aim is to expose EDO MBM and their complicity in war crimes and to remove them from Brighton.



Andrew Beckett
- e-mail: smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk
- Homepage: http://www.smashedo.org.uk

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21.02.2008 14:44

The charges were dropped because the criminal damage charges they were arrested were ridiculous. There was no damage to the roof they occupied so the police had to drop the charges. The charges were dropped before they had to post bail.

Brett Cohen


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  1. more info please — Ian Vincible
  2. congrats — supporter
  3. Info — smashy

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