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Press Releases & Updates 2001
8th August 2001
Resistance to Trident continues with ’disco’ action at Faslane
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Two Trident Ploughshares activists appeared in Dumbarton Sheriff’s court this afternoon, charged with malicious mischief after cutting into the RNAD Coulport nuclear warheads depot. Ludwig Appeltans, from Gent in Belgium, and Harriet Jones (20), from London, cut their way through the perimeter fence at Coulport on Monday night. They remained inside the fence for six hours before the Ministry of Defence police could arrest them on the inside of the base.
Ludwig and Harriet have been charged with cutting the perimeter fence, cutting through an alarm cable, breach of bylaws and breach of the peace. In court, the Procurator Fiscal confirmed that standard practice in Helensburgh District Court was to, in the Sheriff’s words, "dispense with the criminal justice system" by not fixing intermediate hearings, and a trial date was set for 29th October.
Ludwig and Harriet made their way to Faslane to join other activists outside the North Gate of Faslane for a "disco" action. After singing and dancing outside the base, with banners saying "Don’t glow, sparkle" and "Staying alive, Trash Trident", two activists, Roz Bullen (31), from Edinburgh, and Hanna Järvinen (24), from Finland, blockaded the entrance to the base by locking on to each other. They were briefly arrested but have now been de-arrested and rejoined the protest. The senior police officer present told Roz and Hanna that he was de-arresting them because he recognised their "right to peaceful protest".
"By their continued resistance and partying in the face of the Trident evil, Ludwig and Harriet are showing the true spirit of hope and resistance," said a Trident Ploughshares spokesperson.
There have now been 55 arrests during the two-week Trident Ploughshares disarmament camp at Coulport. The camp continues until Saturday 11th August, and further actions are expected.
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