Press Releases & Updates 2001
26th March 2001
Jubilee Ploughshares Update
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Father Martin Newell and Susan van der Hijden are due to appear at Basildon Crown Court on Tuesday March 27 2001 at 10:30am.
They have now been in custody for 90 days and are facing the following charges:
Trespass
Criminal Damage to four vehicles set at £27,000
Criminal Damage to buildings set at £4,000
Martin was moved from Bedford Prison to the Category A Belmarsh Prison in London today.
In the early hours of November 3 2000 Martin and Susan entered RAF Wittering
in Cambridgeshire and disarmed the convoy truck being prepared to carry
nuclear warheads to Faslane, Scotland for Trident nuclear submarines.
There will be a peaceful vigil outside the Crown Court starting at 10am including Buddhist monks/nuns and local and national catholics and peace supporters.
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