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Seriously Organised

Sack Parliament Protest

date created: 19-10-2006
Language: English
Region: Europe

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The much publiced sack parliament anti-war demo at the heart of Westminsters exclusion zone gave the Serious and Organised Crime and Punishment Acr (SOPCA) a thorough work out for the first time. The plan was to surround Parliament and prevent MPs, Lords and Civil Servants from continuing business after their Summer recess. 800 cops had other ideas.



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The much publiced ‘sack parliament’ anti-war demo at the heart of Westminsters ‘exclusion zone’ gave the Serious and Organised Crime and Punishment Acr (SOPCA) a thorough work out for the first time. The plan was to surround Parliament and prevent MPs, Lords and Civil Servants from continuing business after their Summer recess. 800 cops had other ideas.

* If you witnessed any of the forty arrests on the day contact www.sackparliment.org.uk
* At the beginning of the demo a journalist Mark Vallee was assaulted by the Police and was hospitalised if you witnessed or filmed this please contact: marc@protestphoto.co.uk
* For more info about SOCPA see SchNEWS 483