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IN Tower Hamlets, Last found guilty in December Longüil, two 15-yar old was in this respect youths who attacked a triumph - exposing the woman with a brass- attiture of the police, who studded piece of wood and had unly taken any statehit her in the face with a ments after sustained shoe were contenced to 21 pressure upon the local hours in an attendance commander. centre. But the sentence itself, The leniency of the sen- though indicating guilt, tence no doubt reflects the was a "real disappointfact that the youths - part ment' . And the police have of a gang - were white and attempted to cover up their the victim, Mrs Sara Ribi own role: an extensive So too was the fact that scrapped after Scotland the police refused to prose- Yard falsely insisted that cute on the çase, arguing they had tried without that since no police officer success to bring a prosecucase only came to court the increase in Thatcher's because Mrs Bibi, with decaying wasteland tinancial and legal help Britain, such racist altifrom the local Community tudes from the police Alliance for Police. Accoun- underline the necessity for tability, brought the prose- the labour movement to As a CAPA spokes- people and their commun- was brick.

had seen the attack, they tion. could not take action. The cution herself.

person pointed out, the ities. fact that the youths were report by Thames TV was With racial violence on mobilise in defence of black