Brian Haw's court appearance today at Bow Street magistrates' Court seems to have been adjourned until Jully 11th according to reports by theBBC. etc.
He is facing charges relating to his alleged breach of the arbitrary Conditions under the controversial Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Section 132, imposed on his long running peace protest in Parliament Square, which involve a dramatic reduction in the number of banners and posters etc. which he can now dsplay.
A couple of the confiscated posters were genuine original works of art by the increasingly famous artist Banksy, who has influenced TV advertising campaigns with his street art style.
The Police operation to removve these posters and banners last Tuesday morning was completely excessive. The Metropolitan Police wasted the time of 78 police officers and a scandalous £27,754 of public money. They also mislead the Metropolitan Police Authority and the public, last Thursday, by claiming that the cost was £7,200, which would have been bad enough.
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