UK: Sean Kirtley Released From Prison After Appeal Victory

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The Final Nail In The SOCPA Coffin?

In May 2008, following an 18-week trial costing over £4.5 million, the
operator of a website criticising animal testing, Sean Kirtley, was sentenced
to four and a half years in prison for allegedly organising legal protests.
He was found guilty under Section 145 of the Serious Organised Crime and
Police Act (SOCPA) for "interfering with the contractual relationships of a
laboratory" by campaigning against Sequani Limited and its business
associates. He was released this month after his appeal was successful.

Solidarity direct action included a Carnival Against Vivisection in September
against Sequani and anonymous ALF activists painting a city centre, walls and
bridges, liberating hundreds of chickens, redecorating a fur shop,
vandalising a hunter's car and sabotaging vending machines.

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