Socialist Challenge1981Socialist Challenge No. 213, 14 September 1981Case dismissed against anti-racist
Socialist Challenge No. 213, 14 September 1981 · p. 15 of the scan · 140 words
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ON 14 September, fascists and the police.
said, 300 i B8 when their dismissed. dismissed and costs of £100 were awarded against the police.
The story starts on 4 July earlier this year when he was driving through Southall on the day following the confrontation with the In front of the burned out Hambrough Tavern he waved to some Asian youths and shouted 'No National Front in Southa!!' Fifteen minutes later he was arrested and charged with usir? abaste language like! Car: *0"
Another witness showed him as noving inner. money io the Asian women on strike at Grunwicks and Chix.
To top it off he showed the court pictures of his part-Asian grandchildren and his Anti Nazi League membership card.
Somehow he managed to convince the judge and the case was anti-racist Donald Tomson had his case