jurors are greeted with cheers and applause the defendants and the packed gallery.
The acquitted verdict is a massive victory, not just for the twelve but for the wnole back community ma Britain. When the jury said 'not guilty', they said self-defence is no offence', iney black people have the right to defend Lenscives They said the Bradford police had been unconcerned about violent allacks black people, preferring to spend their time harassing black AHO thev said the police had attempted to frame these twelve black youths.
The case arose the discovery of a cache of 38 petrol bombs on waste ground following minor disturbances on July year. In the next tew weeks the twelve were picked up. Denied access to solicitors and treated very badly during questioning, made voluntary statements which become the lynch-pin of the prosecution case.
public The petrol bombs were said to have been made for 'copycat' against police and buildings Tarlochan Gata-Aura, the only defendant to be crossdenied these charges. made when he was heads were coming up the motorway to attack black people in Bradford. They were for use only as alasl resort, in self-defence. The idea was to 'erect a shield fire to deter any 01tackers from coming into When the prosecutor attempted to pour scorn on this, Tarlochan said, 'Maybe you don't know what it is to be black in this racist society. In such a Only yUu can think ducasures vor muell make to deor seven week weeks the defence used the trial to show what it meant to be a black in a racist society. Witnesses were called to descripe LDe inva sion of Southall on 3 July Mast year, firebombing of Khan June family Walthamstow which killed a woman and her three children.
Two Asian bus drivers in Bradford described how they had been victim of racist attacks year. Both had to have several weeks off work; no police action was taken.
This police indifference highlighted war time and time again.
members of the Dutch soldiers union, the VVDM, were arrested last Thursday and Friday and charged stealing Dutch nuclear Delicio They are Steef Boot, Peter Van Wijk and Oskar Van Rijswijk. Two are national leaders of the VVDM and the other leader. No details of the OVER per cent of both Tory and Labour according recent Gallop Poll, think UVeI whether or not to continue pregnancy should be left up woman in consultation wiin ner doctor.
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still the individual Police witnesses either denied any knowledge of racist attacks or claimed that they were not significant.
They had not bothered to check up the parts of the defendants' statements which referred to the skinhead threat. 'I was more concerned with the riots,' said Detective Constable Irvin.
atomic secrets charge have been given The VVDM union has between 10,000 and 15,000 members the Dutch armed forces.
veroes of the VVDM in the 'Soldiers Against Nuclear Weapons' committee have participated in uniform in anti-nuclear demonstrations. Moreover, they have been among soldiers against Dutch military personnel being responsible for guarding nuclear sites.
Oskar Van Rigswiji
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26 June Lambeth Town Hall 1lam - 4рп By Chris Guthrie, Paul Hutchinson and Christine Jacobs It was not just legal defence which freed the twelve campaign mass action organised by SUDOUTI groups up and down the country, playe a crucial role. This car paign organised demon. strations and pickets outside the court, , and took the case into the black community, black organisations, trade unions and the labou Party , produced bulletins explaining politics of the case and it affected, not just black people but white workers. Blow It was an outstanding example of how a defence
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