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Elijah Smith - Anti Militarist Prisoner
"I don't feel I'm going to do
anything illegal tonight, but I'm going to go into an arms factory and
smash it up to the best of my ability so that it cannot actually
produce munitions and these very dirty bombs that have been provided to the Israeli army so that
they can kill children. The time for talking has gone too far. I'm
not a writer, I'm just a person from the community and I'm deeply
disgusted.”
Excerpt from a statement recorded
by Elijah Smith, one of the decommissioners,
before breaking in to the
factory.
After
the action four people were released on strict bail conditions. Another
was released five months later after spending time on remand. They are
not allowed to talk to each other. Messages of support for them can be
sent to tom_w@boardermail.com
One decommissioner, Elijah Smith, is still
on remand and could be there until trial:
Elijah is
currently in Lewes Prison:
Elijah Smith, A3186AM, HMP Lewes , 1 Brighton Rd, Lewes, Sussex, BN7 1EA
For those who can visit, times are 2pm-4pm daily
Letters of support are always appreciated.
If you want to support Elijah
financially, postal orders can be made out to HM Prison Service with
his prisoner number
and your name and address. If you would like to make a donation to the AntiMilitarist Prisoner Support Group - which is supporting Elijah on
remand and fundraising to support those on trial through the case and potential prison sentences - send cheques to Make cheques payable to: A M P To make a donation to the
campaign go to www.smashedo.org.uk/donate.htm
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News On
Elijah:
July 2010 - The jury have still not delivered a verdict on Elijah, through 5 out of 6 of his co-defendants have been found not guilty. At 9.30pm on Wednesday 30th June around 30 people and a sound system walked around the perimeter of Lewes prison making as mush noise as possible in support. He is back in court on Friday 2nd July, hopefully to be found not guilty.
May 2010 - The Decommissioners trial has now been delayed until June 7th - Elijah will remain on remand throughout the trial.
April 2010 -
Firstly, as Elijah ‘James’ Smith approaches 14 months locked up
on remand, without a trial of course, he’s been given a new prison
number – A3186AM.
Do please send in your letters of support and solidarity, and news
of any campaigns and stuff you’ve been involved in. Send an SAE too if
you’d like a reply. Write to: Elijah Smith – A3186AM, HMP Lewes, 1 Brighton Rd, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1EA. Lastly, some good news. It appears the prosecutors will not be appealing the outcome of the court hearing on 1 March, which means the Decommissioners will be able to present the defence in court that they have always argued for. Game on.
December 6th 2009Having appeared at Lewes Crown Court for a pre-trial hearing at the end of November,
Elijah has been moved to Lewes prison. You can write to him at the address shown above.10
months on remand, November 19th 2009
10
months ago yesterday, on 18 January 2009, Elijah (James) Smith and 5
other
anti-militarists from Bristol were arrested in Brighton. They had spent the previous night decommissioning
the EDO/MBM/ITT factory in Brighton,
in an attempt to stop it providing parts for weapons being used by the
Israeli army to
bomb civilians in Gaza. Nobody was injured or harassed
during their action, which
was one of property damage/sabotage. They
did not resist arrest.
Exactly 10 months on and Elijah
Smith is still on remand.
Yes thats right – 10 months
in prison without trial. And it looks as if
he is likely to remain in prison until the trial actually
starts,
probably on 17 May 2010, by which time he’ll have spent 16 months on
remand.
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