UK Uncut is such a successful protest group that they had
to run into the cops one day. They took on the Queen's
grocer, and now they're in front of the judge on trumped up
charges.
The Met police will also use their heavy-weight officers, leaving
the city vulnerable to another riot.
You gotta have your priorities.
checkitout:
UK Uncut activists plead not guilty to Fortnum & Mason charges
Seventeen anti-tax avoidance activists singled out by CPS for prosecution deny aggravated trespass during March protest
* Shiv Malik
* guardian.co.uk, Friday 19 August 2011 19.17 BST
Seventeen anti-tax avoidance activists have been singled out for prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service for allegedly attempting to promote their cause with leaflets and banners during a protest at Fortnum & Mason, London, in March.
Explaining to the court why the group had been selected for prosecution, Short said: "This group were in possession of materials [which] enhance the aggravating factors". Describing the materials as "banners, cordon tape, and leaflets", Short added that the CPS believed a number of defendants had "leaflets in bundles or piles on their possession on arrest".
Short told district judge Michael Snow that the Crown believed this signalled their "intention to promote their cause".[sounds like democracy]
Defence solicitors also revealed that they had notified the court that abuse process proceedings had been launched involving promises made by chief inspector Claire Clark. They will allege that the senior officer made false promises to protesters when she told them that they would be free to leave Fortnum and Mason, despite knowing that they would all be arrested as soon as they stepped outside.
The court confirmed that six senior officers from the Metropolitan police would be called to testify. Snow had previously warned that the trials could leave the Met "headless" for weeks.