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- G8 Defendant & Prisoner Solidarity
- info about prisoners after G8 gleneagles

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G8 Defendant & Prisoner Solidarity

During the G8 protests across Scotland the police arrested and imprisoned around
354 people. Almost two hundred are due to have trials in Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Perth, Stirling and Falkirk. Court cases have already started and more are due
in the next few weeks. Two people are still in prison on remand.

We are a group set up to support everyone who was arrested at or in connection
with demonstrations against the G8. We support all those arrested during the
anti-G8 protests in July 2005, whatever the reason the police have given for
their arrest. We hope to act as a contact point for defendants to meet and work
out strategies together and to find witnesses and to provide practical support
for people with court cases.

There are several different ways people coming to court can be supported:
- If you live in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Perth or Falkirk please get in
touch if you are able to provide accommodation for people facing court and
their friends or family.
- Cash is needed to help with fares for defendants, friends and family members
who don't live in Scotland.
- Come to court to support people while their cases are being heard
- Sending postcards and writing to people in custody
- Arranging for delivery of books and small amounts of money to prisoners in
custody
- Welcoming prisoners on release and providing local accommodation if needed

Please get in touch if you were arrested at the G8 and are due in court and want
us to help in any way. We are going to try and be in court for everyone coming
to trial - please let us know if you are in court so we can be there to support
you.

If you need any legal advice then get in touch with the G8 Legal Support at
G8legalsupport at riseup.net or write to G8 Legal Support c/o LDMG BM Box HAVEN
London WC1N 3XX

If you are interested in helping people due in court in any way please contact
us.

July 2005 Solidarity Group
c/o 17 West Montgomery Place
Edinburgh EH7 5HA
July2005solidarity at yahoo.co.uk
or leave a message on 0131 557 6242

July 2005 solidarity group meeting to organise support for G8 defendants

this mon 1st August 7.30pm at ACE, 17 West Montgomery Place, Edinburgh EH7 5HA
(tel 0131 557 6242)
all interested very welcome

there is a lot to do, including trying to contact all the defendants, and
arrange for people to be in court for intermediate diets and trials - these
have already started and more are due in August - so would be good if folk
could make it, sorry for short notice if you only just heard

We are currently holding meetings very regularly in both Edinburgh and Glasgow,
to keep in touch please sub to list detailed below:

e mail list for organising solidarity with G8 defendants

This is especially, but not exclusively, for organising activity in Scotland -
around prisoner and defendants support and the upcoming trials to join, go to
http://lists.riseup.net/www/subrequest/gr8mopping

G8arrestsupport mailing list

this is the Britain-wide list created for the legal observers for the G8 and is
continuing after the G8 for defendants support, especially focusing on legal
work, like getting witnesses, and drawing up a comprehensive list of all
defendants, etc..

G8arrestsupport at lists.aktivix.org
http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/g8arrestsupport

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info about prisoners after G8 gleneagles

Hia, there are 2 prisoners held on remand till their court cases open in August.
Both agreed to have their name and address publicised for maximum support.

David Boudon 92018
HM Prison Barlinnie
Glasgow G33 2QX

John Mackie 18769
HM Prison Edinburgh
33 Stenhouse Road
Edinburgh EH11 3LN

Donations to support the prisoners can be made to the Legal Defense and
Monitoring Group in London. The ldmg bank account is given as the bank account
in which to drop donations for the g8legalsupport.

http://g8legalsupport.info/donate-please/

some more information:
david boudon is kept on remand, that means they are still investigating (his
charges ar not complete yet). its an obscure prosedure and its unbelievable
he´s still in, since the charge so far is "attempt to pervert the cause of
justice"-- means he´s been accused of giving wrong details in front of several
authorities

there will be another appeal in about three weeks, and hopefully he´ll get out.
in his legal situation they can keep him up 140 days since his arrest, then
there has to be a trial.

john mackie has been arrested because of previous chrges, he breached his bail
by joining the G8-protest. so his case is not directly related to the G8. he
will be in front of court in the beginning of august.

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