23rd April 2001, Helensburgh District Court Court Testimony In the words of this court I conducted myself in a disorderly manner, sat on the roadway, disrupted the free flow of traffic to the alarm and annoyance of the lieges refused…
Tony Davies’ defence
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…
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…
Angie Zelters Witness Statement in Derby 2006
TP Defences in Court Defence of Angie Zelter at Derby on 5th September 2006 Witness Statement. Name, address, age, peace and environmental campaigner. Founder Member of TP a campaign to disarm the British nuclear weapons system by peaceful and nonviolent…
Angie Zelters Defence in Derby
Legal Argument I will be putting several defences before the court. AN INTERNATIONAL LAW DEFENCE that authorises me to act in order to prevent the commission of crimes recognised under international law; THE COMMON LAW DEFENCE OF COERCION…