Press Releases & Updates 2003

Jane Tallents (45), from Scotland, and Adam Conway (24), from Ireland, cut a hole in the weld-mesh fence with bolt-cutters and then walked on the inside for about half a mile before being arrested. They were charged with malicious mischief. Jane was released after a few hours but Adam was held in custody for a court appearance today, because of a warrant over an unpaid fine incurred for a blockade of Coulport in August 2001. Although he told Justice of the Peace Viv Dance that he had no intention of paying, she gave him more time to do so and, quite bizarrely, instructed the court to investigate whether a Supervised Attendance Order, as an alternative to prison, could be applied to someone resident in the Republic of Ireland!

Also appearing in Helensburgh District Court were activists involved in the incident at Faslane naval base yesterday when a panel of the weld-mesh perimeter fence was cut by a mechanical saw. Naschi Janoschka (27), from Germany, appearing from custody, and Phill Jones (40), from Scotland, pled guilty to a charge of malicious mischief. Naschi told the court that he had acted to expose the presence of atomic weapons at Faslane. Naschi was released and sentence on both was deferred until 8th September to give time for the Ministry of Defence to produce a proper costing for the damage to the fence. The not guilty plea of Sam Jones (17) from Scotland, was accepted by the prosecution.

There have now been 41 arrests at the two-week Trident Ploughshares disarmament camp at Coulport.

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