Ny fængsling af den danske fredsaktivist Ulla Røder som tidligere er blevet
frikendt fra en direkte aktion mod atomvåben ved at henvise til den
internationale Domstol i Haags udtalelse om, at brug af atomvåben er
en kriminel handling. Efter fire og en halv måned i britisk fængsel
blev aktivisterne frifundet - men nu altså en ny fængsling:
Trident Ploughshares, Press Briefing: 18th December 2000
Trident Three Member Arrested
Faslane Security Breached Again
A member of the Trident Three, famously acquitted by Sheriff Margaret
Gimblett at Greenock in October 1999, has again been arrested for an
anti-Trident action, as MSP Tommy Sheridan begins his jail sentence at
Greenock prison.
Early this morning Ulla Roder (45), from Odense in Denmark, cut a hole
in
the perimeter fence of the Faslane naval complex on the Clyde, where
the
UK's Trident submarines are berthed, and made her way inside. She
intended
to cut through the internal fence around the Trident area but was let
down
by faulty bolt-cutters. She spent some hours exploring inside the
complex
and eventually, around 9 a.m., began to hang up the placards she had
prepared. One placard said: "Peace is not just for Christmas." At this
point she was approached by MOD personnel and arrested.
She was charged with malicious mischief (for cutting the fence) and
with
breaching the bye-laws (for being in a prohibited area) and was later
released.
A Trident Ploughshares spokesperson said:
"The fact that Ulla was able to spend several hours in the north end
of the
Faslane complex without interference suggests that base security is
still
rather sloppy. Ulla's action again shows that the campaign will
continue to
give the illegal base no respite from direct action."
Contacts:
David Mackenzie 01324 880744 (07775711054)
Jane Tallents 01436 679194
www.gn.apc.org/tp2000/
tridentploughshares.org