PTA arrests
Socialist Organiser1982 1982-07-15Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 2 →
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LAST week Peter Grimes walked into Paddington Green police station to deliver some shaving kit and other personal items for his brother Leo, held there under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
The cops took the package and then told Peter: 'You're arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
Peter Grimes told us: ¡It was the usual thing. Fingerprints, forensic tests, medical examinations, and 48 hours of interrogations.
*They were asking me about the Chelsea barracks bombing last year.
Like most victims of the PTA, Peter was eventually released without being charged - and without any right to sue the police for wrongful arrest, or to get compensation for the harassment and loss of earnings.
Leo was held for six days - but likewise released without being charged. We asked Peter how Leo was treated. "Like any other 18-year old who knows nothing about politics, he was terrified. They They were asking him about the Chelsea bombing, too."
Apparently the cops' only basis for arresting Leo was Peter's previous activity as an organiser in Britain for the Irish Republican Socialist Party. CORRECTION: In a report in SO92, we gave Leo Grimes' name wrongly as Neil, because of a mishearing over the phone.
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