Wednesday, September 10, 2003
BBC NEWS | England | London | Arms fair policing attacked
BBC NEWS | England | London | Arms fair policing attacked:
"Civil rights campaigners have condemned the use of anti-terrorism measures against protesters at Europe's biggest arms fair in London.
Civil rights group Liberty, said it hoped to go to the High Court to challenge the decision by police to ban protesters under the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act. "
Liberty spokesman Barry Hugill condemned any use of anti-terrorism measures against the protesters.
He said: "We have clients who have had anti-terrorism orders served on them. It might well be the case the police have used other existed powers too.
"To use it as they are using it against protesters at an arms fair seems to us to be blatantly illegal.
"The only reason to use it is to break up the demonstration, to stop people, to take away their basic right to freedom of speech."
dododoodadooo, dododoodadooo,dododooodadooo, nineteen-eighty-four...
"Civil rights campaigners have condemned the use of anti-terrorism measures against protesters at Europe's biggest arms fair in London.
Civil rights group Liberty, said it hoped to go to the High Court to challenge the decision by police to ban protesters under the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act. "
Liberty spokesman Barry Hugill condemned any use of anti-terrorism measures against the protesters.
He said: "We have clients who have had anti-terrorism orders served on them. It might well be the case the police have used other existed powers too.
"To use it as they are using it against protesters at an arms fair seems to us to be blatantly illegal.
"The only reason to use it is to break up the demonstration, to stop people, to take away their basic right to freedom of speech."
dododoodadooo, dododoodadooo,dododooodadooo, nineteen-eighty-four...
