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DECOMMISSIONERS ALL OUT
Following the celebratory scenes outside Hove Crown Court last week as the Decommissioners walked out after historic acquittals (see SchNEWS 729), it still wasn’t completely over as Elijah Smith couldn’t be amongst the group, as he was still on remand in Lewes Prison.
He was facing another charge related to EDO ITT, and it was only after a bail application on Wednesday (7th) that he was finally released. A demo was held outside the prison during the afternoon, and he finally walked out the gates to cheers at 6pm. He has been imprisoned since the decommissioning in January 2009 (see SchNEWS 663).
Earlier in the week, on the Monday following the verdicts, the Smash EDO campaign and Decommissioners were back on Home Farm Rd to take their celebrations to the gates of EDO/ITT. From midday onwards Decommissioners and others passed the megaphone around to offer their commiserations to Mr Paul Hills, EDOs managing director. Some familiar phrases rang out across the EDO carpark: “Workers of EDO-MBM..... we’ll be here until you’re not...”.
