VOL Trico women went on strike for equal pay Civil Liberties) THE POLICE BILL is still at the committee stage in Parliament, but the police in Hackney have decided they cannot wait the few months for the bill to become law.
If not the letter, then the spirit of that oppressive legislation guides them in their actions.
On Saturday 26 April Cirus Noor, a young black man, previously arrested at a Colin Roach campaign was taken by the police off a bus.
His crime was to break the bail conditions imposed upon him by coming within two miles of Stoke Newington police station The bus had originally stopped because a police was blocking its passage. The police claimed another Jasoline. Mark Hunte, was making V signs at them.
While 'dealing' with Mark the • LOUS noticed Cirus. Forgetting Mark, they took Cirus to Stoke Newington police station where he was held over the weekend The Stoke Newington Hackney Campaign (previously the Family Support Committee Defence Campaign) contacted MP Ernie Roberts Stuart Holland and Jo Richardson wno pnonea ine ponce station to make sure he was left untouched Cirus was up before the magistrates day 28 March. Much to the surprise or lie ponce, ne was let free, , the magistrate imposing the sallic bail conditions as before.
The court hearing was not without incident. The picket which had formed that morning to protest about Cirus's arrest was constantly harassed by the police.
The picket dissolved as his case came un and his friends attempted to ente the court. heard a woman's scream was then locked, and in the ine cool lobby were made. Country-wide black people fight harassment • waiting appear witness for Cirus, asked to leave the courtroom required by law. - he was refused.
He was then grabbed three policemen dragged through anothe door the court.
Mark, 16, and less than 5½ feet tall, was then charged with threatening behaviour.
Five of those arrested in the lobby had nothing to IN do with the original picket. The sixth, Ace Kelly, was arrested for the third time since the death of Colin Roach.
A meeting called by the Roach Family Support Committee on 'Thursday March demands for the dropping of all charges against those arrested during the campaign.
Sue Carlysle, a Tower Hamlets coun. cillor, suggested from the platform tha the movement of East London should begin its public noi wait for the decision of the Home Secretary.
With almost 100 arrested and the arrogance of the Hackney polic all-time high, a public in quiry could investigate not only Colin's death but all aspects of Hackney polic ing.