Roach campaign take cops to | Socialist Action 1983

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THE campaign demand a public enquiry into the death of Colin Roach is part of The opposition working people, especially the black community, to the methods of policing in the inner cities.

The police Hacknes have used snatch methods against Colla Reach pickets and demonstra tions as perfected on the Beast. Blahty sik people Derry have already been arrested in this way.

But the Roach Family Support Committee fighting back.

press conference on April that they are going to take the police to court on a charge of conto spiracy Wins a lot ol Alf Lomas. member of the European Parliament, they of publicising their case internationally hoping to take a delege tion the Euroean parliament. They want te expose the nature British policing to an inof ternational audience.

The Roach Family Support Committee also calling a Londonwide 14 May starting at Tower Hamlets and ending Stake Newington. week later a na tional demonstration is being called on 22 May in Is opposition to the Police Bill by the Committee of 15, a grouping of ethnic organisations. Socialist Action readers are urged to support these demonStrations.