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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 14:41:33 +0100
From: Cornerstone Resource Centre
Subject: EF!NE-ACTION UPDATE No.48 MAY 98
Edinburgh RTS Organisers Detained
Two hours before the Edinburgh RTS was due to kick off, 30 police descended
on five of the organisers and detained them for 'suspected conspiracy to
cause a breach of the peace'. They also impounded a sound system, banners,
the portable zebra crossing, a large barrel full of concrete, a
pedal-powered police car and a bike.
The suspected RTS miscreants were held for 4 hours until 'the reason for
their detention no longer existed'. Meanwhile the meeting point was swamped
with mounted police and 12 van loads with riot gear. No arrests, no charges,
no street party.
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