CELTIC LEAGUE - PRESS INFORMATION


LEAGUE CORNISH BRANCH - A TARGET FOR POLICE FRUSTRATION?


Cornish Branch Secretary, Mike Chappell, and other members of the
branch have been under increasing pressure over the last few weeks,
following threats of violence by a new group, calling itself the Cornish
National Liberation Army (CNLA) and the publication in The Sunday
Times newspaper, of an article alleging that a Cornish branch member
was a member of the group.

The formation of the CNLA and their subsequent announcement, which
the League reported on last month, has placed a heavy burden on the
Cornish movement. Threats of arrest, house searches and confiscation
of property, have taken place and the publication of The Sunday Times
article, Revealed: the Cornish militant, 18 on 2nd July 2007 have
not helped matters. The article that appeared in The Sunday Times
has been challenged by the League Secretary General, Rhisiart Tal-e-bot
(see below).

In a communication with the League's General Secretary and the Director
of Information, Mike Chappell said:

"Today I have received several telephone calls and am growing increasingly
fearful. One stated it was from a friend (whom, I don't know). I was
told: 'Mike - you are going to be arrested. Look out for yourself.'


Shortly afterwards and with my wife distraught, I received a further
telephone call from a member of the Cornish Stannary Parliament and
Cornish Branch of the Celtic League (I leave him un named other than
to say it was NOT Jack Bolitho). He had already been arrested and
his home searched much to the upset of his parents who suffer with
cancer related illnesses.

His 'Our Future is History' book (available in any high street bookshop)
by John Angarrack was seized together with other general Stannary
and Celtic League papers."

Mike Chappell goes on to say:

"If any of you should be arrested, please be informed of the following
advice:

SAY NOTHING - NOTHING - TO THE POLICE

ON ARRIVAL AT THE POLICE STATION, DEMAND TO SEE A SOLICITOR AND SAY
NOTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH ONE. THIS IS YOUR FREE AND LEGAL
RIGHT

This arrest and my fears follow on from press reports and the like
in Cornwall which contained alleged threats against Jamie Oliver,
Rick Stein and others.

This is the price we bear for being Cornish in our own land. No one
cares and the Campaign for Racial Equality do not recognise me."


As the Celtic League previously warned in these news pages:

"One of the most ominous comments in relation to the emergence of
reawakened
direct action in Cornwall recently was the statement from Devon and
Cornwall Police that they are to set up 'a task force to investigate
the threats."

An ominous comment indeed, but unfortunately the consequences are
being felt by people who only peruse peaceful and democratic means
to further the nationalist political aims of a Cornwall that is now
under the close scrutiny of a police task force.

Celtic League General Secretary, Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, has written a
letter of complaint to The Sunday Times newspaper and the Press Complaints
Commission regarding the article, which can be found by following
the link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2010217.ece


J B Moffatt
Director of Information
Celtic League

08/07/07


The Celtic League has branches in the six Celtic Countries. It works
to promote cooperation between these countries and campaigns on a
broad range of political, cultural and environmental matters. It highlights
human rights abuse, monitors all military activity and focuses on
socio-economic issues.

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