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Press Releases & Updates 2000
14th February 2000
185 Arrests At Faslane
Tommy Sheridan, Caroline Lucas and Ten Church Ministers Detained
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This morning Strathclyde and Ministry of Defence Police detained 185 peace
activists at a blockade of Faslane naval base near Glasgow. Included in the
arrests were Member of the Scottish Parliament Tommy Sheridan (Scottish
Socialist Party) and Member of the European Parliament Caroline Lucas
(Green Party) and ten Scottish church ministers.
The blockade prevented workers from entering the base for two hours,
leading to long traffic tailbacks. The event was jointly organised by
Scottish CND, British CND and Trident Ploughshares and drew 400 protesters
to the gates of the base, where the UK Trident nuclear weapon submarines
are based. The arrested campaigners are currently being detained in a
number of police stations in the Glasgow area and are expected to be
released this evening.
A Trident Ploughshares spokesperson said:
"Today’s blockade shows that more and more people are grasping the urgency
of the threat posed by Britain’s unlawful nuclear arsenal. We are
delighted that so many have been ready to take this significant step
towards preventing nuclear crime."
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