20th September 2001, Helensburgh District Court I have spent most of my working life in medical schools in the UK and in Africa. As a doctor it has been my job and privilege to relieve suffering caused by illness and…
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Debbie Clarke’s defence
28th September 2001, Helensburgh District Court Court Testimony The last couple of weeks have demonstrated the hypocrisy and illogical nature of our government’s nuclear arms policy. While Britain and the rest of the world has been horrified and outraged at…
Adam Conway’s defence
12th October 2001, Helensburgh District Court Defence to Breach of the Peace for a Blockade Action 1. The High Court, in Smith vs Donnelly[B] , said that for Breach of the Peace “what was required was conduct which presented as…
Paul Milling’s defence
Helensburgh District Court, 14th May 2002 My defence is in two parts – firstly that no breach of the peace occurred and secondly, if you do not agree with that, that my act was legal as being ’necessary’ to prevent…
Dave Rolstone’s Defence for Bus action 23rd September 2002
I’m alive, and so are you. If we decide to live, it must be because we have decided that our personal existence has some positive value. I believe that all human life has an innate undisputable value wherever in the…
Judge Turner, Reading Magistrates Court
27th – 28th October 2004 Burghfield Action 1st June 2004 Defendants: Kathryn Amos, Bernadette (Jenna) Hutchby, Margaret Hutchby, Zina Zelter. [Steve Bonham and Margaret Charnley accepted bindovers.] Summary of preamble: Judge Turner stated that there is a difference between giving…