Scottish Peace Prisoner

Urgent ELP! Bulletin (18th of August 2007)

Dear friends

According to this weeks SchNews (Britains leading weekly activist
newsletter) a peace protester, Marcus Armstrong, has been given a
28-day sentence for refusing to pay a £750 fine for his involvement
in peace activities at Prestwick Airport, in Scotland, last year.

Marcus was part of a group of eight Trident Ploughshares activists
arrested and charged with trespass at the airbase on August 6th 2006
during a night-time weapons inspection at the base, looking for US
weapons of mass destruction. At their trial earlier this month seven
of the protesters were acquitted, but Marcus was found guilty and
issued with a fine.  When he refused to pay the fine, a four-week
sentence was handed down.

Please send letters of support to:

Marcus Armstrong
HMP Kilmarnock Bowhouse
Kilmarnock
KA1 5AA
Scotland

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