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Stop the Persecution of David Lucas! demands the headline on the British National Party website.
On 16th April 2009 the Eastern Region BNP candidates for the European election were announced to the local press. One of the Eastern Region’s candidates, David Lucas, will also remember this as the date a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Mr Lucas is a well known farmer in East Anglia, and he ran one of the biggest open air farmers’ markets in the country. He had earlier allowed the BNP’s Eastern Region to use his barns for a local ‘Battle for Britain’ fundraising event in the run-up to the European elections, complete with de-activated Bren Guns and the other props and paraphernalia that went with these functions. This particular fundraiser was filmed by the BBC.
On 23rd April, St George’s Day, David was arrested by armed police and held all day, until late at night, while his farm was searched by armed police for illegal firearms. The homes of some of his family members were also searched by armed police. They confiscated his LEGALLY held firearms — the tools of his trade — for which he held the correct and up-to-date certificates. The only other ‘guns’ on the premises were two plastic toys.
….. During this time bail conditions have been changed to those of attempting to receive and attempting to handle. He has been given no idea what he is supposed to have been receiving or handling. The charge sheets have since become blank, giving no information as to what the current charges if any, are. Mr Lucas, once a successful man, running three businesses, now has no remaining businesses and is surviving on little income. European law apparently allows him to be kept bailed for an indefinite period of time, without charge, pending further enquiries. As at this time no charges have been brought, Mr Lucas still has no real idea of what he is being accused.
This man is being persecuted for daring to be a BNP European candidate. His case must not be forgotten.
If you have no problem with a man who runs legitimate businesses for which he holds every certificate and licence going and chooses to stand as a candidate for a legitimate political party being subjected to the treatment detailed in the full report then you are a Fascist. No doubt about it!
