after languishing in jail for almost three months. The committal proceedings The Bradford 12 are young black militants, facing charges of conspiracy lamage and grevous bogny nan ana ma. Ther charges exDIOS VES. These carry maximum sentences of life imprisonment.
The twelve were arrested al the end of July following the alleged discovery by the ponice ol a box of petrol-filled milk TALLIC ground in Bradford, SOLUC waste had been After their arrest the twelve were subjected to racial abuse by the police and wels not allowed to see relatives or solicitors The police tor two davs. claim that they extracted two 'statements" from the defendants dur ing this period.
Yet from the start all the defendents have pleaded not guilty. No petrol bombs were used in the minor incidents in Bradford on Il July. None of the defendents have any previous convictions for petrol bomo or explosive offensives.
Thẻ prosecution has explicity drawn out the political aspects HEC trial. First. conspirac) charges which were mad infamous by the case the Shrewsbury pickets used for political can bi ends. these have committed NOL crime if you merely discuss breaking the law.
Worse, you can then receive a longer SE TenCE than if you had actually committed TENE DICHN Evidence which is not normally admissable, such as from one defendant about anomer and mne politica! beliefs of the defendants, No Comment
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THE CAMPAIGN to free the Bradford 12 receiv- ed a big boost on Thursday 22 October when five more defendants were finally given bail,
picketted by 100 people from Bradford 12 sup- port groups from around the country.