Press Releases & Updates 2001
28th July 2001
Veteran Campaigner Arrested as Trident Ploughshares Camp Begins
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Veteran peace campaigner Sylvia Boyes was one of two activists arrested
yesterday evening at the beginning of the Trident Ploughshares disarmament
camp at Coulport in Scotland.
Sylvia (56), from Keighley in Yorkshire, was famously acquitted in January
this year at Manchester Crown Court along with Keith Wright (River), on a
charge of conspiracy to commit criminal damage following their attempt to
disarm Trident submarine HMS Vengeance in November 1999. Last night she
refused to leave an area near the security fence at Coulport. She was
charged with breaching bye-laws and released within a few hours.
Also arrested last night was Anthony Hannigan from Faslane Peace Camp. He
was held while attempting to cut through the perimeter fence at Faslane. He
was charged with malicious mischief and released early this morning.
Over thirty activists have now joined the camp, including 10 members of the
For Mother Earth peace and environmental campaign in Belgium. Many more
people are expected to arrive during the weekend.
TP member David Mackenzie said: "It’s been great to feel the energy growing
as people arrive from near and far, each one with the same determination to
do what they can to disarm Trident."
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