Parvaiz Khan, him a warrior Everywhere you go, you hear them say. Parvaiz Khan, him a warrior, warrior! THE TRIAL of the Newham 7 finally began on 21 May, over a week late, and will be a key battle for the black community. Already two demonstrations in Newham have resulted in over 40 arrests and an Orgreave style clearance of Plashet Park by police. Four pickets outside the Old Bailey have been arrested, something which never happened in the six week Newham 8 trial. Is this a result of policing the pits? Or is the state so ashamed of this case that it must suppress the protests?
In fact ten people not seven stand in the dock.
Three whites also Coreee lu give pearance of balance and to HaKe DOLLCC boill neutral. But the details show up this farce.
The whites are accused of attacking a car full of Asians. The charge is comassault the very lowest offence OOSSIDC Two are accused of antrav but oniv in terms of on the offensive when attacked. Clearly the police expect this charge to be thrown out early.
Luce WILLES do however disrupt the unity of the detence. Even the prosecution agreed to have on the some black people jury, but a racist barrier 'challenged' three black jurors. Usually defence challenges are done as team; here it was impossible.
The real villains of 7 April 1984 are not on trial at all as it took the police a Inland 6 months £8;
the whole year to arrest them. In Newham on that afteroo ıæo a c d white woman carried out a wilulc sellco ul allakna ul Asians amounting to orgy of psychopathic violence.
The Newham 7 are accused for their response to this murderous threat to tnem ana nel communlty. The charges are affray, possession or an orleuslve weapon, actual bodily Hlal lnl. criminal damage and conspiracy.
This time the prosecuna ve dUTE racist attacks took place. The jury has heard the attackers brought hammer that afternoon use on the victims. The case is rather that the Asians should have waited for police to catch those responsible.
Already the police bias is clear. Two whites were arrested carrying poles, yet SUBSCRIBE released the same evening and not charged for three weeks. Any Asian arrested was automancaly urcalcu as a suspect and kept overnight. Can such police be trusted protect the ANAN COHLY Even in court the On CHES OE. Luliiues day two, defendant Par vaiz Khan refused to eat a pork pIC religious reasons and askfor vegetables instead All he got from the prison officers was head injuries so severe he could not attend court for two Delence lawyers wee nor told about this until he appeared in open court half an hour later.
It seems as though the state is keen to provoke inMuclLs du every stage of this complicated trial cover this sided prosecution criminalise the black comTOWNILY that tise Nevoan er that the Newham defence inside and outside court will put up maximum resistance. place of the Did Baileo on mass took Wednesday 29 May. It is oroooseu to hold such pickets every Monday after that at 9.30 am. The next one will be Monday 3 June at the Old Bailey. Nearest tube St Pauls. Valley miners' • support committee The rapid growth in support, and the spontaneous walk-outs, at Merthyr Vale and Oakdale collieries, have forced the NUM and Labour leaderships off the fence. This week the South Wales NUM added their supor Michael Foot called for p Ebbw Vale MP retrial.
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