Published Date:
27 April 2005
ANIMAL rights activists say they will sue Hampshire police for wrongful arrest – after charges against them were dropped, a year after protesting outside the homes of laboratory workers.
The campaigners held noisy protests outside the homes of staff in the Petersfield, Bishop's Waltham and Whiteley areas, telling neighbours the owners worked at Wickham Laboratories.
They were arrested by a swarm of police on return to Wickham Square, near the lab entrance, for a final rally.
Prosecutors have decided to drop the charges against 13 protesters, more than a year after they were arrested on March 20, last year.
The Crown Prosecution Service refused to tell The News why it had dropped the case.
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Last Updated:
27 April 2005 11:57 AM
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Location:
Portsmouth
