and Abdul, Oldham youth, was detained late on Wednesday 7 Two policemen came to his wOrKOlace AISH Oldham. They told him that his was the plea last Saturday from the father of Abdul Azad to 80 picketers at Risley Remand Centre in Cheshire, where Abdul is being held.
mother had been murdered and that they had to ask him some 17-year-old questions at the police station. first He was held all Thursday with nothing to eat "black bastard', and searched over and over again. That night Mill he was recasce. morning the police came round for him again.
This time they alleged that his father and mother were not his real parents. As Abdul later asked them: hitting me?" They Spain."
Finally confession out of him:
called a said "Kill him' much, men but next ferred Centre. And eventually, said | was a black "you're telling tion They pulled my hair, MP.
that -again. tore my hair, Abdul was "Why are you himself made no answer, just kept hitting me. I felt sick, my stomach hurt with March. they forced a *At about 1 o'clock in the Meacher night three of them came. One looked like a police boss. He evidence. '. I was hit so But they took upstairs and made me sign the Association, After ten days he was transRisley Remand more than three months later, he was released under pressure from the local Bangladeshi Associaand Michael Meacher, COHHUTHLY.
Everyone thought that was Abdul would be allowed to stay in the country. But on 9 March the police pulled him in Nazi League told that the Home Office forensic blood been sow tests on his mother, father, and union, the recently, seen only the swift intervention of loca has forced the The battle against racism and racial violence is not over. As the election approaches we can expect the National Front to their activity since Martin Webster is standin the Bethnal Green and Bov The 25 March action is the first of a series of mobilisations designed to show that the fight police the NF remains a paramount task for on March, 10.30am at the top of Brick PURLIC MEETING Fridas 23 March. 7,30pm Mouletiore Cenire.
Deal Street. Et Speaker: B.K. Chatterjee DEMONSTRATION Sunday 25 March, 10.30am Assemble junction of Brick Lane and Bethnal Green Road showed that he couldn't be their son. On this basis Merlyn Rees signed an order for his deportation on 16 This has now been deferred pressure. Michael calling for an independent testing of the Abdul Mannan, secre tary of the Oldham Bangladeshi DOLLIES these are not the real issues. A detence campaign SHUS start from the fact that Abdul Azad victim the racist immigration laws, which are being used to harass the Asian On this basis the Bangladeshi Association has launched an open defence committee with the support of the Council for Racial Equality and the Anti The labour movement has to react. Abdul's Allied Textile Workers, and Oldham Trades Council have both said that they'll send letters of protest -but little more.
However, the textile mills and engineering factories in Oldham are now being leafletted to win support for a march through Oldham this Saturday, to be followed by a picket of Risley Remand Centre.
It is hoped to win support for this mobilisation from all over the North-West.
Free Abdul Azad! Release all immigrants held under these racist laws! Abolish the Immigration Acts!
* March assembles 10.30am, Saturday March, Elevenways Car Park, Featherstall Road North, Chadderton, Oldham, to march to rally in Union Street. Coaches leave at noon for Risley. * Picket Risley Remand Centre, near Warrington, 1pm. 3-4 The Oval, London E2