Amarjit beaten by the same policeman and charged with threatening behaviour by his racist attacker.
Two friends who had witnessed the first police assault made a complaint at the police station the same evening. Surprise, surprise! Several days later they were charged with 'wilfully obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duty.?
The of the 'three' begins on January next year Oldbury Magistrates Court. It been delayed by police illness - pity it isn't terminal.
A defence committee has been formed needs support from the labour movement as well as the local community. • Messages of support donations to omenwick Villa Road, Handswor th, Birmingham 19.
LIMITED condemning the government's troduce the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill.
Labour government to immediately repeal it.
The latest rumours are that the Police Bill will be reintroduced in mid-November. The details of the Bill not known, but it is fairly certain that it will not differ in any grcal respect trom tne version which fell result of the calling of the general election.
That Bill contained new police powers to: • Stop search 'on reasonable suspicion' that carrying stolen goods, offensive weapons eg a penknife or a bunc of keys) or equipment for THE NATIONAL Campaign Against the Police Bill received a boost when on the last day of the Labour Party conference a motion was passed unanimously decision to reinThe motion also committed the Labour Party to give its full support to a national campaign against the Bill, urged the Parliamentary Labour Party to oppose the Bill vigorously, and committed the next stealing. • Set up road blocks and carry out random checks for up to seven days.
Arrest you for any offence, however trivial (such as parking on yellow lines or littering) on certain grounds. For challuc. the police believe you have given a false name or address.
Detain vou for up to four days without charg ing you if you're suspected of a 'serious arrestable of. fence' You may have no right to see a solicitor for 36 hours or longer. • Permit a police officer to carry out an intimiate body search against your will while you're in police • Obtain a warrant to workplace, even if you're not suspected of any offence.
As the Bill has already been discussed in parliament It is nkely to nave a speedy passage this time, laking pellaps six to lel weeks That Incalls we only three months to kill this Bill.
It Is because of this urgency that the National Campaign Against Police Bill (NCAPB), formed at a conference in was resuscitated in August. Fringe The NCAPB organised a successful fringe meeting at the Party conterence it Brighton which was addressed by Jo Richardson Tony Banks, Alf Dubs and Paul Boateng. It is printing literature explaining the content of the Police Bill and is encouraging the formation of local camand down the country.
A national Saturday in November Saturday November and a demonstration from Brixton Whitehall CLU planned The Labour Party conterence decision will help in taking the campaign in.
laboul movement But should not be The debate on the Bill was saueezed into SHOT amount of time on the last dav. and manv trade unior delegates chose the debate In addition, although the motion committed the Labour Party to suppor the Labour Party is notorious for not campaigning such issues. It is up to activists in the labour movement to take the issues into their unions and the local Labour Parties.