By Paul Hutchinson in Leeds IN THE third week of the Bradford 12 conspiracy trial police defendents making petrol bombs. Inspector Sidebottom gave his version of the arrest and questioning of Tarlochan Gata-Aura on 30 July 1981.
Tarlochan's first statement WALLCU bv himself admitted involvement in making petrol bombs. He was emphatic that they had been for possible use in the expectea rascist alon black communitv in Bradiord For example, there had been a phone call to ine Fourth Idea Bookshop, a local radical shop, about a possible attack by skinneads.
Two subsequent statements were written by ponce wich tney claimed were taken at the same tune outshong look place but Mike Mansfield, THE CAMPAIGN against the buff form introduced by the earlier this year and the threatened prosecution of doctors showed clearly the inadequacies of the 1967 Abortion and led to renewed discussion in NAC on the importance of Many people do not realise that abortion tain. Until 1803 it was legal under common law and had been tolerated for six centuries even when passed which made abortion after 'quickening' abortionist, while abortions done earlier could be population was nearly three times or deportation.
passed and this is the one which prevails today.
society' governs women's lives today! use the issue of abortion to control women's lives.
forced to the back street abortionists.
Socialist Challenge 21 May 1982 page 6 testified about the Detective Tarlochan's counsel challenged parts of these.
For example, these statements Sav that defendent made references to Brixton and oxteth Tarlochan GataAura'S first statement referred to Southall where local Asian youth acted in •erence das a mass alon their community Dy willie racists.
It also emerged that Sidebottom had obtained Tarlochan Gata-Aura's photograph trom records in what is called 'the collator's office' He was reluctant to say anything about recoras out eventually auTory government Act decriminalisation.
Abortion has not always been a crime in BriIn 1803 however, the Ellenborough act was (foetal movement) punishable by death for the punished by whipping or transportation up to 14 The passing of the law was not the result of directly out of the needs of the ruling class at the Britain was fighting a war with France, whose French were actively pursuing a policy of demographic aggression - there was even a campaign to make celibacy a capital offence. In 1801, the first census in Britain showed that the population In 1837 an act was passed amending the laws relating to offences against the person which made the punishment for abortion the same at any stage of pregnancy; imprisonment for up to three years The census of 1861 showed the success of this policy — the population had doubled! Despite this another Offences Against the Persons Act was Under this law the abortionist can be kept in penal servitude for life, or for any term no less than three years, or for up to two years with hard mitted that they included information unal did 'not necessarily' concern illegal activities.
Sidebottom also said that he had never heard of recent Office report on racist violence. This report included an 2 June will be another mass picket and rally in Leeds analysis of West Yorkshire and showed that overall, likely to be attacked than Judge Beaumont got increasingly edgy about questioning that exposed police indifference to racist violence and during the of Sidebottom suspended proceedings and summoned all counsels to a secret meeting.
Two defence counsels refused to attend.
The sustained criminal negligence for year. I ney nave conspired to neglect our Tears Police interest in the politics of the defendents was reveated in lne cross examination of Detective Sergeant Huntingdon. He was sent to Tarlochan Gata-Aura's house to loot for evidence of the alleged ottences Literature he took from the house included a copy of Bradford Black, local journal; a book by Malcolm X; and a copy of The Statesman. inese were suooosed to be evidence of the defend ents' extreme vews 11 C books by Enoch Powell were left untouched It was also clear from this that Huntingdon's conception 'extreme views was limited to nions. defined wing as 'anything that's against the police or in general criticising the runbeginning of last week in the form ot telegram from New Delhi from the All-India Coordination Committee of Working Women which stated and sup solidarity port to your demands and call all Revolutionar addition the picket for black defence campaigns on 26 May, the campaign is calling a fina mass picket to be followed by a short rally for 2 June in Leeds.
KRA HORI APPEAL FUND. One of the defende This father had unexpectedly died. • An appeal Tune has Deen launched send his bodi Cheques should made marked for the Masaad Malik appeal.
National Mobilising Committee can be _contacter clo BOX Cookridge St, Leeds 2. Tel
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Why abortion is a 'crime'
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