their solicitors and were continuously interrogated.
The police claim that they have 'voluntary statements wnien iney plan to use in ine prosecution.
The West Yorkshire police have a record fabricated 'voluntarv statements In 1978 George Lindo, a black worker. was convicted or the basis of a voluntary stateThis Abeng St Matthew's Meeting The fight against Brent Labour Party Young Socialists public meeting SPEAKERS from Liverpool 8, Brixton, Southall, Bradford defence committees and the Asian Labour Party Alliance Wednesday 16 September 7.30 at the Devon Room, Anson Hall, Anson Road, Cricklewood, London NW2 Socialist Challenge 10 September 1981 Most weekends Bradford is invaded by the National Front. businesses and places of worship in and around Bradford have been firebombed.
Attacks on the streets are commonplace.
For example, on the 24 July two Asian-owned houses were gutted in a vicious arson attack. two white men were charged but released on bail; on 14 July an Asian schoolboy was attacked with a petrol bomb by a gang was Public meetings US plans to invade Grenada speaker Fennis Augustin, High Commissioner of Grenada Friday 11 September at 7pm Centre Gresham Rd, London SW9 Saturday 12 September at 6.30 70 Grange Park, Leyton E10 Steve Biko Memorial Service Saturday 12 September ace, Brixton Hill, London sw2 Bazaar, jumble sale, exhibitions, food 9.30am-3pm Memorial service 3-5pm, speakers from the Black Consciousness movement of Azania. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania and Steve Biko Youth Organisation (living as far away as London) have faced interrogation and harassment.
On the 23 August the West Indian community Indian Textile regular meeting place of the Bradford 12 defence committee was firebombed and gutted.
The police are treating it as an accident.
The case of the Bradford 12 comes in the wake of paramilitary repression communities in Manchester and Brixton.
The climate prepared where charges such as can be against black people - charges which require much lower stancarus ot proot. defendants as evidence against them twelve centre in Hall, the ton, a black worke freed result of the Led by the police, of black repressive and Liverpool, system! Which has been being ped! brought Drop the charges!
Charge the fascists!
and allow the politics to be used Group (London) c/o youths' real Street, Southall, Middlesex Liverpool 8 demonstration - action needed to defend In addition some of the Bradford 12 exposed the lies of set up the West Yorkshire polce bi ampaigning for Gary Pember ton 1981 who was convicted on false charges but appeal largely as a Can the Bradford 12, fram- uprising.
charged with conspiracy and facing life im prisonment, expect a fair trial? fessor Can they expect justice from a racist judicial used for years to criminalise black people? This trial must be stop For further information conBradford 12 Support 54 High housing;
higher dustries panding. to deal predict defensible ment little hope rovertents area. our available
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Black workers' conference Saturday 12 September Digbeth Civic Hall Birmingham