On Monday 19 October four British drone protesters, Penny Walker, Katha Karcher, Eagle Spits and Chris Cole will go on trial at Lincoln Magistrates Court accused of criminal damage to the perimeter fence of RAF Waddington. The four entered RAF Waddington on January 5 2015, the first working day of the new year, to disrupt on-going British drone operations in Iraq and Syria. The four will argue they were acting lawfully, reasonably and proportionately in the circumstances in order to prevent the injury, death and suffering of civilians.
TIMETABLE
| Sun 18 Oct: | 7pm: Pre-trial Shindig, Tap & Spile pub, Lincoln. Music, poetry, fun. Details here. |
| Mon 19 Oct: | 8am – 9am: Breakfast not bombs. RAF Waddington. Pre-trial vigil |
| 9.30am: Vigil outside Lincoln Magistrates Court | |
| 10am: Penny, Katha, Eagle and Chris trial begins | |
| Lunchtime: Food and catch-up from inside court | |
| End of day: Catch up from inside court and shared reflection | |
| Tues 20 Oct: | If trial goes into second day, we’ll repeat Monday activities |
UPDATES
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