SHERIDAN FINED £200 FOR FASLANE PEACE PROTEST

Scottish Socialist Party MSP and National Convenor, Tommy Sheridan was today found guilty of a breach of the peace by Helensburgh District Court for taking part in a peaceful mass blockade of Faslane nuclear weapons base in February last year. Sheridan defiantly stated that he would not pay the fine of £200 and is prepared to go to jail instead.

He said,

“Nuclear weapons are not only immoral, they are also illegal. Those who protest in the name of nuclear disarmament are the real peacemakers and should be applauded, not criminalised. This judgement today does not represent justice but instead upholds Britain’s illegal possession of nuclear weapons.

The campaign for peace goes on and Saturday’s demonstration will be a massive sea of human solidarity against war with Iraq and the murder of over 100,000 innocent Iraqi civilians.”

JP Vivien Dance was unmoved by Tommy’s eloquent defence and sentenced him to the fine with 28 days to pay. As he does not intend to pay the fine, he will then be back in court for further sentencing.
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