[g8-sheffield] Re: ganymede and witnesses of arrests

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Persons interested in making statements as witnesses are welcome.
There is a witness form available at the wiki, at

http://www.wiki.sheffieldsocialforum.org.uk/Witness_Statement


The legal support group's telephone number is 07913779976 ; Müllen
solicitors, Sheffield. (as printed on bust cards)

One protester who was arrested turned to Howells solicitors




>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ganymede harrogate" To: Sent:
>> Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:04 PM Subject: Re: G8 Protest
>> 
>> 
>>> Dear Julian, I was involved in the march on the thursday night,
>>> an! d was very upset by
>> the
>>> treatment of two protesters by the police "snatch squads" in riot
>>> gear.
> I
>>> saw one man arrested, who was not doing anything wrong at all; it
>>> seems
>> his
>>> only crime was being slightly the worse for drink! The second man
>>> had
> sat
>>> with others in a huddle when a police squad formed a "scrum"
>>> around him, trying to pull him out. They withdrew after a minute,
>>> but the man seemed very shaken and distressed. Do you know if
>>> either men intend to complain formally to the police? If so, I
>>> might be able to testify as to what I
>> saw.
>>> Yours sincerely, John.
>>> 
>>>> From: "Jillian Creasy" Reply-To: "Jillian Creasy" To: "john
>>>> honneyman" Subject: Re: G8 Protest Date: Wed, 8 ! Jun 2005
>>>> 00:18:54 +0100
>>>> 
>>>> Dear all
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for you support. It looked as though the police were
>>>> softening
>> their
>>>> position so I sent this shortened version of the statement to
>>>> the press
>> on
>>>> 1st June (with first 140 signatures) and again on the 6th June
>>>> (with
> 180
>>>> signatures). The latest news is that they will allow a small
>>>> group of protestors near the Winter Gardens on the Wed eve and
>>>> the Cutlers Hall
> on
>>>> the Thursday eve - otherwise it will be Devonshire Green only.
>>>> They are using section 14 of the public order act to ban groups
>>>> of 2 or more
>> people
>>>> anywhere else in the city!!!!
>>>> 
>>>> Jillian
>>>>