Arthur Scargill launamnesty campaign at a packed meeting in London last Thursday. Speaking to over 1,000 people in overflowing Friends MeetHouse, called the imprisoned miners 'political prisoners' and demanded the reinstatement sacked was jointly organised by the Kent NUM and the South East Region Scargill was backed up by Joan Maynard of the Campaign group of MPs whose petition demanding amnesty being supported by the NUM. Maynard pointed out that if the Thatcher government don the murderer lan Smith in Timbabwe. could easily arrange amnesty for HILLES Britain if it wanted.
Collins, secretary of the Kent NUM, said the imprisoned miners are working Hanna salute them.' Women • standini ovation vgs piven to liz Frenc wife of imprisoned Kent miners' Terry French. Making the colshe said the release of the imwas the responsiblity of the enmovement. 'What we want is our back and it is up to you lot out there to get our men back.
Over £10,000 was raised in the collection from trade ches and miners' support groups. Experience 'In this trial the majority of us were arrested for a breach of the peace, and therinar. shey came to ove cell in my came to case charged me with riot the ole in were are ted other were arrested for unlawful assembly and their charges were changed to riot.
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