[gipfelsoli] Gleneagles

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Der folgende Text ist eine Erklaerung der Prisoner Support Group in Edinburgh zu
den Inhaftierten waehrend der Proteste rundum das G8-Treffen in Gleneagles.
Die hier dokumentierte Erklaerung ist in dem Sinne veraltet, als dass die Zahl
der Verhaftungen insgesamt natuerlich gestiegen ist. Zeitungen sprechen von
382, die Zahl duerfte aber hoeher liegen.
Es ist unklar wie viele noch im Knast sind; vermutlich um die 40. Heute Morgen
wird es diverse Anhoerungen geben, es ist also durchaus moeglich dass einige
heute freigelassen werden.


STATEMENT

JULY 2005 PRISONER SOLIDARITY GROUP

This is a brief statement, agreed at a meeting in Edinburgh on the 7th July. It
is addressed to the general public, to campaign groups, and to the mainstream
media, and is intended to make clear our views on the recent wave of arrests
and detentions.

During the recent protests across Scotland the police have arrested and
imprisoned around 354 people. We support all the arrestees, almost two hundred
of who are still waiting to be processed through the courts of Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Perth, Stirling and Falkirk.

We would like to draw attention to specific abuses of police and judicial power:

The use of powers under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act
1994. Originally intended to be used to search for weapons, it has been used as
a blanket authority to stop and search, including searching wallets and taking
names and addresses.
Almost two dozen people have been remanded in custody, including one aged 16 and
one with a child. Bail conditions been used as a deliberate tool of repression
? enforcing an effective deportation from Scotland for many, and making life
difficult for many others.
Blocking the public from attending the sheriff?s court. Apparently the
Principal Sheriff has the power to deny access to court proceedings if there is
a ?fear of serious disorder.? It is chilling how this has easily allowed the
creation of secret political trials.

We hope to support all July 2005 arrestees over the next few months. Please get
in touch if you wish to offer support. Writing a letter or a card to those
detained makes a big difference. Any donations are also welcome, as money for
prisoners is very tight.

CONTACTS

July 2005 Prisoner Support Group, c/o 17 West Montgomery Place, Edinburgh, EH7
5HA
Email: july2005solidarity at yahoo.co.uk

Temporary telephone number: 0131 208 0767

NOTES

We support all those arrested during the anti-G8 protests in July 2005, whatever
the reason the police have given for their arrest.

So far we have 354 confirmed arrests: over 130 arrested during the Carnival for
Full Enjoyment on the 4th of July and 225 during the 6th of July.

Twenty two people have been refused bail and remanded in police custody.

As of the afternoon of the 7th, 198 people have yet to be processed through the
courts.