umies. noticed a police Rover on the spot where I had stopped my would-be assailant by throwing my bicycle at his car.
Monday 31 Jan, walking up Camberwell, am stopped policemen L171 and L647 stretch of the imagination, 'young coppers'. After refusing to be intimidated by these gentlemen, I'm arrested for suspicion of theft. I have with me my reel to reel tape recorder, nearly twenty years old which I've just collected from a friend's flat. My two friends tell me that the grounds' for my arrest is that I am 'out too late" (11.45pm) in this area. At Brixton police station I am denied my right to make a phone call simply because I have not earned that operating, according to sergeant L2.
At 3.00am I'm taken to see a woman inspector, who refuses to give her name to me. When I demand to be charged or released and state that the only grounds for my arrest is my colour, she tells me that 'I'm not a racist, I'm married to a Nigerian "There's millions of decent blacks in this country, and if you don't like it you should get out and go and make your revolution somewhere else.
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This inspector went on to tell me (after being locked away tor three hours that i would be released without charge and also without my tape machine which they admitted they knew was not stolen. 26 and 27 January, coincidence? Maybe! but ... ... There can be no doubts that this is another clear case of harrasment. When taken to Brixton station I also had in my posession a pair of fairly new headphones: these were not mentioned once. Indeed they were returned with my property when I lett the station that night.
The tape was merely used as the focus for my harrassment, arrest and detention. I am told by the police if i want it returned I must go through the courts. I intend at the very least to lodge a formal complaint and I hope to be able to prosecute the police for illegal detention and wrongful arrest. I ask that you write to the Brixton police condemning return of my property. their actions and demanding the songs Come to hear Kurdistan's most famous singer SVAN An evening of Kurdish music, revolutionary songs and dance Also Culistan and other performers. Saturday 19 February 6.00pm.
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