SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Jailed picketing

Socialist Action No. 89, 15 February 1985 · p. 4 of the scan · 283 words

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the courts. These men and women are class war TERRY FRENCH has been sentenced to five years imprisonment allegedly assaulting a police officer. Arrested when picketing at Wivenhoe oil terminal in Essex, in an attempt to stop scabs violating TUC policy, he got involved in a fight where a policeman ended up with a broken nose years! Terry's real crime leader of justice inside prison as he did out.

Kensington, Wandsworth Groups, on Saturday in prison.

the difference?

By the time Mick Machin came to court he had gone back to work.

Case 3:

Dave Potts Chris trom Manton colliery were arrested last September on a charge of threatening kill Bob Taylor, a scab organiser.

For merely Insulting had. Wandsworth jail, He led the Miners' calling Terry's ed up for tried.

no further ¡ position branch was being Marton.

Case 5:

Ken DinnTOSL obstruction penis deliberately out by police.

friend tha was arThey tried to starve us out rested with him. Five other branch officials were rested in the same week. Case 6:

Three miners Gary Mould Mick Jones Willy Bannister, pleaded guilty to the charge of arson in Crown Court three weeks ago.

Thres tonerStephen Raymond Patton LOWE pleaded not guilty. Five of Paul Nixon the miners were sent down for two ycal: each miner, Paul Nixon who had pleaded not guilthe had admitted in court that acted as a "look out' in the incident, which involved burning a coach at the firm Thompsons which carried scab miners to work.

did Paul get off and not the other who also pleaded not guilty? Paul gone back to work (All the information from Yorkshire comes from the South Yorkshire Defence Campaign

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