Press Releases & Updates 2003

Trial dates for taking part in the blockade were given to Tove Ladberg, Lilith Daverud, Anna Goransson. Malin Cristensson, Emma Malin Larsson, Markus Stoor, Peter Stoor, all from Sweden. Trials were also set for Hanna Nikkanen, Timu Turunen and Matias Luuttanen (all from Finland) for cutting the perimeter fence at the base.

Vappu Luuluvainen, from Finland, pled guilty to breaching the peace at the blockade and was fined £160. Claes Petterson from Sweden pled guilty to four charges (including one dating back to February 2001) and was fined a grand total of £560.

Katri Silvonen pled guilty to cutting the perimeter fence yesterday and was fined £225. She told Justice of the Peace Fraser Gillies "I have pled guilty to the charge since I did in fact cut the fence. However, I believe that the illegality of Trident justifies my actions. If you agree with me that weapons of mass destruction are illegal you should admonish me. If, on the other hand, you think it is alright to threaten people with these weapons, you should fine me."

Angie Zelter from Norfolk was facing outstanding charges relating to February 2000 and February last year, having failed to appear at trials. She apologized to the court for failing to appear, explaining that she had been engaged in human rights intervention in Palestine. The Procurator Fiscal did not argue against her being given bail and two trial dates were set.

The final total at arrest at yesterday’s blockade is 171. Based on a count of registration forms filled in by those attending, the organisers estimate the overall attendance at between 600 and 700.

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