THE SOUTH Magistrates Court in Buttersen barker nd stades en workers and students on February in defence of Alan are Beddoe arrested and charged under the criminal trespass law (Criminal Law Act).
Beddoe was charged with resisting eviction al a squal in Battersea on 9 December, and Socialist month suspended for dite year, Battersea Squatters Association and the London Squatters Union called from all over London inchuding Battersea and Trades Council, Wandsworth NALGO, Hounsiow Council, Hounslow occupation.
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the first person the demonmind' Wandswerch Foritis Trades direct action.
Hospital TGWU 5/909 Rover Solihull, and Ballersea and Norwood Labour Party.
Supporters from Brighton also The "exemplary sentence (as the magistrate described it) shows the state is not amused by those who have the audacity lo defend their homes. When David Watkinson of the tiespass law, the magisaying.
I should not, it 1 were dealing MES LE TORE TE BIC ES contemplatine maximum sentenes. 1, however vou invite me to delve deeply into the background 1 may change my measures, This new law is aimed at all Vol occupations and Squatters are being, used as a testing ground. impooity. This makes ir imperalive to have a concentrated campeign againsi this law, supporting all squatters threatened with its Without such unity, the state will be ahle to use the low on WILI TUSERET BESTILET pRige Agaiest A Criminal Law, C/G Wellingion St, London WC2 [01-289 3877]. Ballerses Association collecting money to pay the COU CONS ENIORS 10 ZA Lalchmere Rd, London SWII (01-223 1450).