Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 20. november 2003 / Timeline November 20, 2003
Version 3.519. November 2003, 21. November 2003
11/20/2003
Forespørgsel til statsministeren og udenrigsministeren om
betingelserne for dansk deltagelse i fremtidige krige. Af Villy
Søvndal (SF), Søren Søndergaard (EL), Aage
Frandsen (SF) og Holger K. Nielsen (SF).
"Giver erfaringerne fra dansk deltagelse i krigen i Irak regeringen
anledning til overvejelse om betingelserne for dansk deltagelse i
fremtidige krige, herunder krav om dokumentation for fremsatte
påstande, krav til information fra alliancepartnere og krav
om anvendelse af våbentyper i forhold til internationale
konventioner m.v.?"
Derby Rolls Royce Blockaders Found Guilty
The trial of eight anti-nuclear protesters finished today at
Derby Magistrates Court after a hearing lasting two and a half
days. Protesters from Faslane Peace Camp and Trident Ploughshares
had blockaded the gates of Rolls Royce in Derby during an action to
highlight Rolls Royce's part in the illegal UK nuclear weapons
programme.
The blockade at Rolls Royce was part of a week of actions and
events during Faslane Peace Camp's 21st Birthday last June.
Evidence produced during the trial revealed the success of the
blockade. The site employs two thousand people, and with both gates
blocked it produced major tailbacks and gridlock, with disruption
back to a dual carriageway.
The court refused to allow the defence to quote International Law,
ruling that "International Law is a political issue and not to be
discussed in this court." Activists insisted that their action was
to uphold Nuremberg Principles and was morally and legally
right.
The seven who attended court were found guilty of Public Order Act
section 5 offences and fined £200 plus £200 court costs
each. One protester was fined a further £50 for initially
giving her name as Pat Freeborn when arrested. Sue Brackenbury was
brought to court in handcuffs each day as she is being held on
remand for a separate charge of trying to disarm a Trident
submarine during its current refit at Devonport.
One protester had his charge of Police Assault dropped. He had been
dragged from a gate by police after pressure points were used to
remove him.
All the protesters strongly refuted his charge and insisted that
they were experienced protesters and remained peaceful throughout.
The police video of the action showed there was no evidence of
assault, writes Faslane Peace Camp.
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