[g8-sheffield] Right to protest

[J]

I think it's the Public Order Act that's used to ban a
protest, the 2001 terrorist act can be used to give
the police the power to stop & search both pedestrians
and vehicals in a certain area without any reasonable 
suspicion.

--- Dan <dan at aktivix.org> wrote:
> Hia,
> 
> We need to find out if they're using Terrorism Act
> powers from the 2001 
> act to ban the protest.  (E.g. remember Dsei? See 
>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,1039522,00.html
> )
> 
> Or if not, what else they're using to ban us.  I
> think Jillian's on the 
> case...
> 
> Btw - big huge enourmous thanks to Jillian.  Do we
> see any other local 
> councilor, official, solicitor - or anyone, in fact,
> in a position to 
> really help - fighting and working so hard?
> 
> (Of course, she might not thank me for saying so if
> she ends up on some 
> CIA blacklist and can never run for US president!)
> 
> Dan
> ----
> 
> atw wrote:
> 
> >JS> G8 summit: Sheffield people denounce
> suppression of the right to protest.
> >
> >In one debate I got involved in today someone
> pointed out that we
> >don't actually have a right to protest and never
> have had.
> >
> >
> >JS> The police have invoked special powers to
> prevent protests,
> >
> >Do we know what powers have been invoked yet? As
> far as I can see with
> >Derby they (mis)used the Public Order Act of 1986.
> Not so much a
> >'special power' but an abuse of a law which they
> had no justification
> >for using.
> >
> >steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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