SOCRAP Weapons Inspectors

Faslane Naval Base, Scotland, September 4, 2007

At 11.00 a.m. today, 3 more peace protesters breached security at one of the oil depot gates of the Faslane nuclear submarine base, entering on bicycles. This second team from the ‘Faslane 365 Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Prevention Team’ follows the earlier arrest of 3 women inside the base. It is understood that they are being charged under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA). The total number of SOCRAP arrests in Scotland is now 6.

Two pensioners this morning spent over two hours inside RNAD Coulport, where Britain's Trident nuclear warheads are stored. Joan Meredith, who will be 78 next week, and Irene Willis, 62, entered Coulport shortly after midnight and were only arrested at 0230 when they approached police on the main gate from the inside.

This is a copy of one of the statements that the SOCRAP Team had on them as they entered Faslane and Coulport on the 4th September 2007

Statement of belief and intent of the
SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION TEAM

Faslane Naval Base, Scotland, September 4, 2007, 06.30 a.m.

Police say 3 women have been arrested inside the high security fences at the Trident nuclear submarine base after entering the base to get further information on the weapons of mass destruction deployed by the UK government in contravention of Scottish and International Law. According to the police, the women, who were acting to uphold the law, are being charged under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, which is increasingly being used to prevent peaceful protests at sensitive sites, including Britain’s nuclear bases.