Nottingham Indymedia: 'ratcliffe'

First report into undercover policing: "whitewash"

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:10:29 +0000

The first of twelve official reports resulting from the public outing of undercover police officer Mark Kennedy and the subsequent collapse of the trials of 26 climate change activists has been published. The report claims that there was no “dishonest withholding of information” and no “systemic” failings, a conclusion the CPS have been happy to repeat. Critics of the report have dismissed it as a “whitewash.”

On the newswire: Further police evidence shocks ‘to come to light’ | Police under fire .. collapse of eco-protest trial | Rose Report on the Ratcliffe Trial | CPS report on Ratcliffe Power Station Case | Report into Mark Kennedy’s secret tapes published

Previous features: Undercover police officer back in the spotlight

Mark Kennedy: more pictures discovered

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:55:07 +0000

Have discovered more photographs of undercover police officer Mark Kennedy. There has been much reporting of his monitoring activities in watching [&contributing to] direct action of climate change issues.

Last Two Ratcliffe Climate Defendant Sentenced

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:46:26 +0000

18th January Nottingham Crown Court [Day 17]

From the first trial the previous 18 of the 20 defendant had already been sentenced on the 10th January.

The remaining 2 had to appear at Court 5, Nottingham Crown Court today.

Ratcliffe: 2nd Court Case of 6 activist Collapses

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:29:13 +0000

Today was to have been the beginning of a trial of a further 6 people arrested during the police Operation Aeroscope

Second Ratcliffe trial collapses

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:49:48 +0000

The second Ratcliffe conspiracy trial, due to start today, has collapsed after defence lawyers demanded information on undercover police officer Mark Kennedy.

Ratcliffe Trial: Sentencing

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:09:15 +0000

On Wednesday 5th January, the defendants in the Ratcliffe Trial were sentenced. The judge spoke highly of the defendants describing them as ""honest, sincere, conscientious, intelligent, committed, dedicated, caring"." Five were given community orders ranging from 18 to 90 hours to be carried out within 12 months. The remaining thirteen all received conditional discharges ranging from 18 months to 2 years. Most had no order for cost awarded against them. However, two of the defendants had to pay £1,000 and £500. A further 2 defendants had their sentencing deferred until January 18th.

A second trial begins on Monday 10th January, this time focusing on the police's pre-emptive arrest.

On the newswire: Ratcliffe Crown Court Trial 'Collected Report' PDF | Final statement from the Ratcliffe defendants | Ratcliffe Trial Day 16 – Return for Sentencing

Previous features: Mass Arrest of 114 Climate Activists in Raid | Ratcliffe Conspiracy Trial Begins | Ratcliffe Trial: Prosecution Opens | Ratcliffe Trial: Week 2 | Guilty verdict in Ratcliffe trial

Final statement from the Ratcliffe defendants

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:53:07 +0000

Final statement from the Ratcliffe defendants: post sentencing

Ratcliffe Trial Day 16 – Return for Sentencing

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:36:41 +0000

5th January 2011

The Judge described Ratcliffe power station activists as "honest, sincere, conscientious, intelligent, committed, dedicated, caring". That they acted with "highest possible motives".

Press release: Climate Activists found guilty

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:22:11 +0000

Press release: Activists found guilty in Ratcliffe coal climate trial

Statement from the defendants

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:19:08 +0000

As the UN climate talks finish in Cancun, and fail once again to come up with any legally binding framework to reduce emissions, the British legal system is still upholding business as usual. This can’t continue. Burning coal has no future.