Press Releases & Updates 2003

Petter (23), from Sweden, but currently living in Scotland, painted "No War" and the CND logo on and near the runway of the airbase, home to Tornado aircraft which have been involved in attacks in Iraq. The damage caused to the base was estimated at £1000 and Petter was ordered to pay £400 as his share. No fine was imposed. The Sheriff paid him a left-handed complement when he said that there were people who did not agree with what our country did and made it their work to protest.

Petter pled guilty to the charge so that his confiscated passport would be returned but is adamant that he did no wrong. On the contrary he was completely justified in what he did to call attention to the illegality and immorality of the invasion which took place a month later.

Petter’s co-accused Roz Bullen (31), from Edinburgh, has pled not guilty to the charge of malicious damage and will now face a trial.

Trident Ploughshares comment: "Just as Petter was being punished for daring to oppose the war Tony Blair was telling British troops that they were world heroes for keeping civilian casualties so low. How corrupt has our public life become when it is a praiseworthy thing only to have killed 7000 civilians in an illegal war, and at the same time it is criminally blameworthy to take a stand against such indiscriminate slaughter?"

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