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Commemorate and celebrate: Events planned for October 15thThere are events being planned in Ruatoki, Auckland, Wellington and Melbourne to commemorate the October 15th 2007 raids and to celebrate our resistance.
Hearing in Courtroom 8I arrived home today from the deposition hearing in Auckland: one month filled with long days at district courtroom 8 staring at 10 am, finishing at 5pm, day in and day out. Deposition hearing finishes Friday, Oct 3The deposition hearing will conclude tomorrow afternoon, just exactly when the Crown said it would. There will be one final defence submission, followed by a Crown response, and possibly a brief bail argument. The defendants are required to return to court on 17 October to hear the decision of Judge Perkins on whether or not they will be committed to trial. Dispatches for day 7 and 8 - once more into the breach of Operation 8 Depositions hearing21 September 2008 On the last day of the last session the judge said that he would continue sitting until it was over. I'm not sure if that was a promise or a threat Reports from the Depositions HearingThe first round of the Depositions Hearing at the Auckland District Court is over. The court is taking a break until 22 September, when the Hearing will continue. Below are the dispatches from the first 7 days of the Hearing. Also check out Aotearoa Indymedia for updates Solicitor-General vs Fairfax contempt proceedings over the 'Terror Files'Dispatches from Wellington - Fairfax contempt trial "The Terror Files" - ten months ago the Dominion Post, Stuff and other Fairfax papers published several articles that were based on the affidavit that was used to get the search warrant for the raids on October 15th. In these articles they also published intercepted communications, in a random, cherry picked sort of a way (cherry-picking the cherry-picking - since search warrants don't generally include the perspective of people raided, or even counter-interpretations). Now, ten months later, they were being taken to court by solicitor general for contempt. Read the reports from the hearing at the Wellington High Court Public Meeting: In the Aftermath of the Urewera Raids - Discussing colonisation, courts and contemptPublic Meeting in Wellington, 6:30pm, Monday 22nd September 2008 In the Aftermath of the Urewera Raids - Discussing colonisation, courts and contempt With: October 15th Solidarity group panel Global Day of Action - Drop the Charges!On a cold and miserable day, the cries of "No More Police State!" echoed through Central Auckland's Queen Street as over 200 Maori, trade unionists and left wingers joined a rally to defend the Urewewa 20, and remember the State Terror Raids of October 15th last year. There were banners and contingents from Tuhoe, Unite, Socialist Aotearoa, the Workers Party, and Auckland's Anarcha-Feminist collective, with individuals from the NDU, Green Party and Maoridom. Raid Me! Global Day of Action Tickets Going Fast!Tickets to the global day of action to drop the charges against the 20 accused in the State Terror Raids are now available on Trade Me! There is a two-day auction that closes at the start of the demo on Saturday at 12 noon. The beautiful tickets are for freedom lovers, supporters of Tino Rangatiratanga, friends, and whanau and are free to print or $5 for limited edition colour print. Tickets for police and other spy scumbags are $8 million – about the cost of the entire ‘Operation 8’ investigation (the name given to the State Terror Raids by the police). Media Release: Drop the Charges! Global Day of Action"Many people believe that since the terrorism charges were not successfully laid by police following the State Terror Raids in October 2007 that the case is closed. That is not correct, charges are proceeding" said October 15th Solidarity spokesperson Peter Steiner. Demonstrations and protests are being planned around the world for the global day of action to drop the charges against the 20 people arrested in the nationwide State Terror Raids of 15 October 2007. In Wellington, there will be a rally and march starting at 12 noon at 128 Abel Smith Street. |
The struggle continues...On Monday, October 15th 2007, more than 300 police carried out dawn raids on dozens of houses all over Aotearoa / New Zealand. Police claim the raids were in response to 'concrete terrorist threats' from indigenous activists. 20 people are facing charges under the Arms Act, in a trial that could take several years. On this site you can find out how to get involved in local support groups, dates and locations of solidarity events are happening and how to make a donation. [ More ] |