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fins were

after 1997. The reass for this was that the protected were hoping to influence the draftomes to ensure the protection of democracy in the colony. During the demonstration a hand-held megaphone na need for spankes and the playing of wargs. Collecting abs placed for demonstrate. Sure these nere public order offeness, it is

important to notia no complaints of rey any of whole months before it was decided to bring

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made by any

It

has three

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musara were

in

charges against the defendants is late May. They were changed with ning the end an appliar sidhat a permes and colluding money in

magnifier

a formight or less before the fictam serdaren

public int had

It was als

and-

the June massacre, inolved is organining and

maas

it was

demostration to mark the event. The

police themselves adviced against a prosation and yet

overruled;

were

The charges nere brought under the Summary Offerces Ordinana, an archave set of law which dealt with offenses such as: bleeding a hovem public, beating a gong to alam people or hoses,

is playing a game to the annoyers th

to the arroyars of othes. No offences have the Ordinara have been brought up in count for by Creager I had. The Ordinans self-adually date back

17 year

Ata antury.

covered

to

Charges, the use of megaphones for crand comford,

and collection at rallies

are

risual

ado-and-

não

there

(daily)

events in

colony

now.

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must

We should abo ask why the fire defendant have not been prosecuted before for such ad-

why start doing this Questions are raised - having political indefferere in the hasis to prosecute? The Govenor and his Political Advisor the

e of the subject of the trial. As our main British representatives, move with the admittedly tough job of Keeping the peas with Chira util 1957, did they attempt to influence the decision? Mot of all, was the Foreign Secretary,

anare

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