Anti War Activist fined for illegal demo

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Wednesday April 12, 2006 16:48 by pat c

Such is the logic of Blairs Britain: an anti war protester went to the Cenotaph and read out the names of British soldiers killed in Iraq. For this he was arrested, charged with holding an illegal demonstration and now has been convicted and fined. Theres an extract below and you can read the full story at the link.

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A protester has been fined £350 for reading out the names of soldiers killed in Iraq at the Cenotaph. Milan Rai, 40, from Hastings, East Sussex, was arrested inside the "exclusion zone" in Westminster, where protests now need police permission.

Mr Rai argued that the new law contravened Human Rights legislation. But a judge said his was not a spontaneous protest, but an organised event for which he had deliberately failed to get permission on principle.