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UK police arrest stars of award-winning film "The Road to Guantanamo"

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | other press author Tuesday February 21, 2006 02:23author by Elaine

under the Prevention of Terrorism Act

"Last week the three ex-detainees travelled to the Berlin Festival with the Winterbottom party, and were arrested yesterday under the Prevention of Terrorism Act as they returned with the Winterbottom Party. They were held by Special Branch and questioned for several hours about where they had been and who they had met. They were also questioned on Michael Winterbottom's politics."

"Even more worrying, the three actors who portrayed them in the film were also arrested and questioned. The actors have no particular political or religious affiliation and were also arrested apparently purely on the basis that they were Asian. None of the white members of the group were arrested."

"Following legal intervention by Gareth Peirce, the group were eventually released. Special Branch claimed they had not been arrested, merely detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act."

Related Link: http://www.craigmurray.co.uk/archives/2006/02/uk_police_arres.html

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author by Elainepublication date Tue Feb 21, 2006 02:29author address author phone

Craig Murray says:

"On both www.craigmurray.co.uk and Blairwatch people have been questioning my source for this, and particularly querying why it is not in the mainstream media if it is true.

Well, I was in Winterbottom’s office yesterday, and heard it first hand, from people who were there when it happened. Nowadays the real news isn’t in the mainstream media, I am afraid. Leave them to their celebrity stories, and if you want to know what’s important, come to the web."

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author by sarahpublication date Sat Mar 04, 2006 23:53author address author phone


i really can believe that and believe it was kept out of the news, ive just watched the trailer on itunes, the link is on the site its a minute trailer,
http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfeatures/microsites/G/...anamo

Related Link: http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfeatures/microsites/G/guantanamo/trailer.html
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