Hunt Sab Update

Two hunt saboteurs arrested at the Ashford Valley Fox Hunt meet at Chainhurst, Kent, were convicted on charges of aggravated trespass at Maidstone Magistrates Court. They were fined £100 and £200 respectively, with costs of £60 awarded against each of them.

Both have announced their intention to appeal and to take the case as far as necessary to protect the right to protest. Over 100 Hunt Sabs have already been arrested under the CJA.

It is intended that police forces who seek to use the C.J.A. in the aggressive and oppressive way that the Kent and Northamptonshire forces have done, will be facing a hefty bill for damages with precious little to show in the way of convictions. Hunt Sabs 01602 590357.