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Three English Catholic Workers Convicted for Nuclear Protest at AWE Aldermaston
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anti-war |
press release
 Tuesday June 21, 2011 21:22 by LCW
Three English Catholic Workers were today convicted at Newbury Magistrates Court of Criminal Trespass under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA), and Criminal Damage.
The convictions follows a protest at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in September 2010 organised by the Catholic Worker. The three, Susan Clarkson (64), Chris Cole (47) both from Oxford, and Fr Martin Newell (42) from London were Conditional
Discharged for 18 months and ordered to pay £553 each costs and compensation. The three had created a gateway in the outer fence of AWE Aldermaston and attached a sign say ‘Open for Disarmament: All Welcome.”
In their evidence the protestors described the massive development currently being undertaken at AWE Aldermaston and argued that the developments were in contravention of both the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Countering the prosecution argument that ‘crimes of aggression’ are not crimes within domestic law, the defendants argued that “It is of course morally, ethically and legally wrong to plan for mass murder by nuclear war by develop, testing, building,and deploying nuclear weapons. That is a crime as any sane and reasonable person could judge”.
Chris Cole said “The three of us went to AWE Aldermaston to say as clearly as we could that nuclear weapons – mass violence will neither bring peace, nor security. Rather our security, our peace, and our salvation lies in loving our enemy and working for the common good.”
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Chris Cole’s full court statement is available at www.chrisco1e.wordpress.com
**Addtional Background
Today's hearing is a contiunation of the case begun on May 24th.The three are charged under SOCPA legislation with "criminal damage" and "criminal trespass".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serious_Organised_Crime_an..._2005
Charges arise out of their Sept 2010 actions at Aldermaston (nuclear) Weapons Establishment (AWE). Photos/Report......
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/97610?search_text=alder...aston
The case began on May 24th. Bob Dylan's 70th birthday!
Here's "License to Kill" going out to Sr. Susan a big Dylan fan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mOuefa_VZI
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‘I’ll go back to jail again, that’s fine’
9:30am Thursday 4th August 2011
A BLIND woman who campaigns against nuclear weapons faces jail for refusing to pay court fines and charges. Susan Clarkson, 64, of Bath Street, in Cowley, will appear before Oxford Magistrates Court this morning, and said: “I am willing to go to prison if that is what it takes.” Miss Clarkson, who works as a Christian volunteer with homeless people in Oxford, was summoned after declaring she was willfully refusing to pay the £553 in court fines, costs and compensation.
ARTICLE CONTINUED.......... http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/9175981.___I___ll_go_...e___/
FROM SR.SUSAN FOLLOWING COURT APPEARANCE.....Dear Friends,Just a line to say first of all I am not in prison! At court todaythe Fines Officer told me that they would attempt to extract the finefrom me by applying to have it taken from my Pension Credit. Failingthis they will issue a Distress Warrant, meaning a visit from abailiff. If that doesn't work they will call me back to court. Hesaid he realises that I wilfully refuse to pay but that they have topursue all options. This will run and run!Thank you for all your messages of support which I've greatly appreciated.Love and God bless,
Susan