10:47am Jul 27
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OK guys so myself, Justin and many others was arrested yesterday along
with others in Balcombe under section 241 of the Trade Union Act and I have
been bailed to appear at Crawley Magistrates Court on the 14th August. But
it was worth it because the story has appeared in all major newspapers and the
television networks. This is what we're up against in Wales. I hope you will
all write to the Magistrates Court for us to support us.
Balcombe oil drill protesters arrested
Sixteen people have been arrested as
Sussex Police intervened in a protest against an oil company's plans to start
drilling near a Sussex village.
Energy firm Cuadrilla wants to
explore for oil near Balcombe, near Haywards Heath.
Protesters who fear the firm could
also carry out hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, blockaded the site to prevent
lorries from entering it. Cuadrilla said any further activity on its part would
need fresh permission.
1 comment:
Arrests made under Section 241 of Trade Union law are, I believe, wrongful arrest by the Sussex Police.
Section 241 states one must be intimidating a worker - to try and stop them working. I understand those arrested to have been trying to stop the VEHICLES entering, it was not a protest designed to stop the individual lorry drivers from work - such as would be the case in a Trade Union dispute. I am sure the lorry drivers would not have lost wages if they had been held up whilst entering the site, or even unable to do so. Anyway, that could help in defence, and thank you to anyone who has been willing to be arrested over this.
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