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B52 Two - NOT GUILTY!
As PN went to press, jubilant
supporters rang to say that at
4.10 pm, a Bristol jury had found
the B52 Two, Phil Pritchard and
Toby Olditch (see picture right,
outside the courtroom with supporters - Phil has a rose and
Toby's on his right) not guilty of
conspiring to cause criminal
damage.
After coming out of court, Toby
told PN, "We'd remained convinced that what we did was the
right thing. We're absolutely overjoyed to have this confirmed by
the jury."
Phil and Toby entered
USAF Fairford on 18 March 2003
with the intent of disarming B52
bombers bound for Iraq.
They carried paint, nuts and
bolts to stop the engines, and
fencing pliers to damage the aiming mechanisms on the bombers.
After their arrest they were held
on remand in HMP Gloucester for
three months. Their first trial ended in
a hung jury on 11 October 2006.
Earlier on 22 May, the judge
had delivered what supporters
described as a "fairly even-handed" summing up of the law and of
the evidence.
For the latest information, write to
B52 Two Support Group, c/o 16b
Cherwell Street, Oxford OX4 1BG,
or visit
http://www.b52two.org
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