THIS IS THE FIRST LIST OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN BRITAIN. OUR INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE. FURTHER OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS SHOULD BE SENT TO 'BLACK DWARF' FOR FUTURE LISTS.
NAME Peter Martin (23) Distributing police Michael Mountford (25) Brighton squat.
Steve Mullens (22) Endell Street squat. Gerald McKearney (27)
lan Purdy (23) Possession Conor Lynch (19 Pat O'Sullivan (25) factory.
Fred Onouphrious (21) Possession Embassy.
Eamonn Smullen Gerry Doherty arms. Tim Daly (20)
Museum Dave Woodthorpe (26) Insulting words.
INFORMATION ON OFFENCE leaflets accusing Brixton 9 months towards black Assaulting the police. 3 months Remanded custody 9 months of Molotov Cocktail out- 9 months side uister House Loncon.
Attempted raid on Sterling arms 7 years of bomb in Greek 7 years Conspiring to acquire and transport Trying to burn down Imperial War 4 years 3 months SENTENCE PRISON Camp Hill Newport I.O.W.
Brixton
in Lewes Pentonville Wormwood Scrubs Wormwood Scrubs 8 years and Wandsworth years respectively Maidstone Pentonville Chronology of events.
12 February. incidents between lee groups and cy In one supporters, C.G.T. worker was There was considerable severely hurt. delay in getting an ambulance -то In€ scene because the police insisted that the authorization the principal Ricoeur, was necessary. Later the worker was reported to have died of a fractured skull.
reoruary. Meeting of the University Council which voted for the banalisation of the campus-le. to put the campus under police protection ven and i necessar Between February. The occupation was discussed and DOTICC planned by representatives Prefect of police, the Ministeries Education and of the Interior with the help of people who knew the campus well. 26 February. Decisions of the Council meeting were made public. 27 February. Police arrived on the campus in force, 1,000 strong without Between Saturday February and Monday 2 March. Situation frozen. Faculties remained open and police remained on campus. On 2 March the right-wing Groupe Union extreme Droit, from the Assas Law came to Nanterre to provoke a fight with the left groups. Then they retired behind the police lines and allowed the real battle to begin. The police were not supposed to enter buildings, from which the students poured down missiles, they succeeded in throwing the odd tear gas canister gas ran assembly held days. up ine during the afternoon several groups denounced the extremists (mainly Maoists) fighting the police, who they claimed were not the real enemy, and left the campus 3 March. Battle continued all day until evening, when the principal announced that the police would withdraw and courses would be cancelled for March 4. Fighting ceased and students went to eat in the university restaurant, which Sorry are to mie police take other campus. it with tear gas. All the lights went out and the police slaughtered the confused The 'Guarde Mobile' was sent in to separate the two forces, whereupon the police turned on nearby cars and property, wrecking everything. 4 to 10 March. All courses suspended.
March Mass general assembly called by UNEF. 9 March. Ricoeur announced resignation таке effect from the beginning of the Easter vacation, Mare CU This necessitates elections for a new principal, which will be held second week of next session, COMMENT Letter asking for his release signed by Ken Tynan. Micael Foot Tony Garnett and others not printed by The A Nigerian diplomat was arrested and handcuffed in Brixton for a tratric offence Johnson busted in a demo outside police station.
Cannot raise bail. Awaiting trial.
Condemned the Forcible Entries Act of 1429!
Would anyone with information on this case please ring us.
Both prisoners on special watch' which means mey are locked up lot 19 hours a day 23 hours at weekends.
The bombs were not primed to go off building when they were discovered.
Note, they were charged not with possession but conspiracy.
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