EDL members, and their families homes raided by armed police
Members of the English Defence League have been arrested and denied their civil liberties when attempting to join the Scottish Defence League for a peaceful protest in Edinburgh on Feb 20th. The EDL members were detained without cause and arrested for “incitement to cause a breach of the peace”.
Supporters who arrived at Waverley train station were forced back onto trains heading away from Edinburgh by the Police. Those travelling by road were stopped; some had their vehicles damaged by aggressive Police officers. In the City itself, the Police threatened anyone who attempted to protest with immediate arrest. Meanwhile, far-left so-called ‘anti-fascism’ protesters were allowed to wander the streets without any Police opposition. These same protesters made numerous attempts to attack EDL and SDL supporters, while nearby Police officers turned a blind eye. It is clear that today’s Police actions were politically motivated and that the Police Force as a whole can no longer be considered to be politically neutral. They have chosen their side. No further confirmation is needed other than the statement of the Scottish ‘Justice’ Minister, Kenny MacAskill (SNP), when he said that the “fact that the SDL didn’t make it out of Waverley Station is testament to good policing”. This comes as no surprise as this is the man who, just last year ordered the release of the Lockerbie Bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi. The word “Dhimmi” springs to mind.While in custody the team members homes and their families homes were raided by police armed with automatic machine guns which terrified their families, including small children and older family members. Computer equipment was seized during the 3 hour raid. Team members were banned from attending any meeting with more than 3 edl members then bailed to return to a police station in Sheffield in the near future. We are asking every member of the EDL to be available to protest outside the police station when the team has to answer bail. (date to be confirmed). We need to get the message across that we will not be silenced by being bullied by the authorities and our struggle against muslim extremism will continue. We have agreed to cancel the Bradford demo as a small concession but will be announcing further protests as a result of the disgraceful treatment of our leadership team.
When the Scottish Defence League attempt to reassert their civil right of freedom of association, we, the English Defence League, shall once again support them. Todays actions by the police are nothing short of a travesty for democracy, how can the police take action that flies in the face of the European convention of human rights? How are they allowed to act with impunity to subdue the right to freedom of speech and protest as outlined in the universal declaration of human rights.
