 |
|
|
Press Releases & Updates 1999
27th October 1999
Peace Activists Welcome Referral to The High Court
|
The Trident Ploughshares campaign has welcomed today’s decision by the Lord
Advocate of Scotland to refer to the High Court for legal clarification the
judgement of Sheriff Margaret Gimblett last week in Greenock Sheriff Court,
when she acquitted three disarmers on the grounds that their action was
justifiable under international law.
A Trident Ploughshares spokesperson said:
"We are delighted that the Lord Advocate has not run away from this one. We
have been looking forward to the day when the legality of Trident would be
properly debated at this level. We are ready to demonstrate again that
Britain’s nuclear weapons system is utterly irreconcilable with the
principles of international humanitarian law."
| |
| Search the Website |
|
|
 |
|
Trident Ploughshares,
0845 45 88 366
Email addresses:
Printer friendly version
Home