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Critical Mass Trial Starts this coming Monday

22.02.2013 15:41 | Free Spaces | Policing | London

Monday 25th February is the first day of the CM9′s court case. The trial will last between 5-7 days. There will likely be a large contingent of cyclists at the court on the morning of the 25th demonstrating our support for the defendants.

Join us on bikes and with placards from 9am at:

Westminster Magistrates Court
181 Marylebone Road
London
England
NW1 5BR

On Friday 27 July 2012, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games coincided with the monthly Critical Mass ride. 182 cyclists were arrested. They were held in three seperate police kettles for well over two to three hours, handcuffed in buses for up to three hours, driven all over London (some as far as Bromley, Kent) and held in police cells from between six hours to two days. Once the police cells were full many were held overnight on buses, or on concrete floors, and were denied access to toilet facilities, food and water. Stringent bail conditions were imposed, including not cycling in the Borough of Newham, or going within 100-200 metres of an Olympic venue, quite a challenge in London that summer!

For some, these bail conditions were amended at a later date (as some people would not have been able to use their Olympic tickets, or go to work). For the majority of the 182 arrestees no further action was taken and the cases against them were dropped as they were deemed ‘not in the public interest’. However, on Monday 25 February, after 7 months of waiting, 9 of those arrested who are still being prossecuted will begin their trial.

- Homepage: http://justicecm9.wordpress.com/

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