Peace Camper jailed

A resident of Faslane Peace Camp was jailed for breach of bail conditions when he appeared in court on 15 August.

Kreb Dragonrider had completed the peace walk from Aldermaston to Faslane in July. He then took part in the 1st August blockade and the Trident Ploughshares protests organised over the last fortnight. He was arrested several times. When he appeared in court last week he was released on bail conditions that he would not go within 100 metres of Faslane, which is next to where he lives.

He was arrested on 14 August during a further protest against the nuclear base. When he appeared in court he was remanded to Greenock Jail until his court appearance on 30th August. He is appealing against being remanded.

Also appearing from custody were Ulla Røder (45), a peace campaigner from Odense in Denmark and member of the "Trident Three", and Marcus Armstrong (39), from Milton Keynes. Ulla had been arrested five times during the camp and Marcus no less than seven times. Both were released on bail, one of Ulla's conditions being a ban identical to that imposed on Kreb. She is already similarly banned from the environs of Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment. Officials restricted public entry to the court to 12 persons. She and Marcus are also to appear on the 30th August for trial.

Marcus said: "Our frustration with the poor performance of Argyll and District Court and the Procurator Fiscal's office continues to grow. They seem unable to arrange for hearings and trials to be held in reasonable premises and the location of our hearing was only available to the public a few hours before it took place. On top of this administrative chaos they have set a trial date which does not give us anything like adequate time to prepare our defences. We will be seeking an adjournment."

Kreb's prison address is: HMP Greenock 85 Old Inverkip Road Greenock PA16 9AH