Former Brent councillor, 71 year old grandfather Graham Durham was arrested by police at Saturday's demonstration for free speech on Palestine.
Durham told Wembley Matters, ' I was released at 4.45 am in Ilford after being held for 22 hours, double handcuffed, carried and dumped in a van and driven to Ilford cop shop .'
On Facebook Graham posted:
I just want to pay tribute to the magnificent organisers and volunteers of Defend Our Juries.The support and guidance of the video briefings before yesterday’s Palestine Actiion event were fantastic. At 4am ( twelve hours after my arrest ) the police let me telephone the designated solicitor firm, there I received clear and helpful advice from a solicitor who could be at home in bed.Emerging from a police cell at 4.45am into a dark backstreet of Ilford ( 18 miles from home with no public transport), I and others were met with a group of DOJ volunteers with tea, coffee , food and offers of accommodation and help with taxis etc. This was repeated at 18 police stations and custody centres for many many hours.To emerge bruised and for many brave arrestees frightened to see the Palestinian flag flying was magical.Solidarity as it should be .. well done everyone
1 comment:
Choose your own adventure:
A) Your Party Brent Organiser, and pillar of community stands up for what he believes in.
B) Terrorist Arrested
How Starmer’s Labour will try to make us believe (B) is a sign if how far our country has fallen. Why does it take Trump or Farage to raise these concerns though, on behalf of everyone, including the left.
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