TWO MONTHS after the events of Sunday 6 October the community is still in Tottenham under siege.
the Broadwater Farm Defence explains that Collitter raids on homes followed by al c rence mme me canucu oul manner which• flagrantly disregards civil and human rights.
date there have been 100 reported arrests, mainly young. But only 40 per cent have been charged. Children have been arrestea, aelamica ana questioned. welve vcal nave been held for long perioas wilnou, access lo their parents or solicitors.
In at least Case. police have sledgehamuncl way IllU They have carried shotguns and rifles and in case Six armed policemen the DIl unit held un a house. he Public Order Act gives the Donce Calle blanche powers to apprehend tenants and residents the area, and detain them as long as they like.
Rut the realv special treatment has been reserved tor the Silcott tamily. Winston Silcott and his brother George were arrested on 12 November and whisked away, naked, for interrogation in police stations outside the TotLeman dea cUle War held and questioned for days released [WO without charge. Winston was first held for a 'crime' on a charge now dropped, then charged, along with two juveniles aged 14 and 15, with the murder of PC Blakelock.
Winston has solid evidence that he was nowhere in the vicinity during the The DULICC al c Holling ferocious campaign pressurise Tottenham youth to Sasemens saying Winston was preDuring their operation the DOLICE mountcu quasi-military assault on Winston's parents home. 50 of them, armed guns and sledge hammers, advanced Trouse. William Silcott, Winston's father, pleaded with them to use his door key but was out of the way or 'have his face smashed in with a gun butt' says Silcott defence committee. They then sledgehammered down the door and ransacked the house, remoying personal vast amounts. They refusWilliam Silcott's quesi lor a note of thi items removed. Even such items as picture were removed.
'When the police raided my home there was an armed officer present at the time,' says William in a sworn testimony. "They intimated that they believed that Winston's friends were in the house waiting for them. This is utter as l am who is my house and I cannote understand where the police got this idea from Neither I nor my sons are guilty ally of the crimes committed Riots" and I do not consider the police handling of this matter in relation to my own case be one of benefit to the community selves. • For further informafinancial Support. speakers, resolutions of contact the Broadwater Farm Defence Committee, 12-16 Tangmere, Willan Road, London NIT (Telephone 01-808 1667/801 7327). ruption and patronage Sparkbrook CLP. In dothey oy had also challenged Hatersley, deputy leader, and Sparkbrook's MP.
officers returned with sizeable majorities. Kevin Scally was reelected as secretary by 95 votes to 35.
Unperturbed, Roy himself ques-