Press Releases & Updates 1999
5th March 1999
Activist Jailed for ’Not in my name’ Actions
First Prison Sentence in TP2000 Campaign
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Prominent politicians and a leading churchman came to the Faslane Naval Base this morning (Monday) to support the blockade of the base by Trident Ploughshares 2000 activists which has led to date to 41 arrests and
considerable disruption to the operations there since 7 a.m.
Ex-Chair of the SNP Billy Wolfe was arrested for breach of the peace while Labour MP Dennis Canavan and Tommy Sheridan of the Scottish Socialist Alliance gave their support at the North Gate..
Among others arrested are 84 year-old Bobby Harrison of Dumbarton; Susan van der Hijden (29) a Catholic Worker and Marjan Willemsen (21) student, both from the Netherlands; Ulla Roder (44) a shop assistant from Denmark;
young wheelchair users Roz Bullen and Morag Balfour.
For the peace movement the good news is that both Tony Blair (as impersonated by Maire-Colette (56) and Bill Clinton (Alan Wilkie, Maire-Colette’s husband) were also arrested after an vain attempt by Rev. Norman Shanks, Church of Scotland Minister and leader of the Iona Community to get them to repent of their misguided compulsion to retain weapons of mass destruction.
Photos on Scottish CND website
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