DBL: Compensation for Anti Uranium Protesters: 20 April 2010
Written by camilla on April 20, 2010 – 3:19 am -Locked in a shipping container, capsicum sprayed and detained for up to 8 hours by police in the middle of the desert, nine protesters and a television cameraman have just been awarded compensation by the South Australian Supreme Court for an incident that took place ten years ago now at the Beverly Uranium mine. The basis for the legal action was assault, false imprisonment and trespass to goods.
Justice Tim Anderson who heard the case found that the South Australian police unlawfully detained and assaulted all of the plaintiffs in this case who were protesting at the Beverly Uranium Mine. He awarded aggravated and exemplary damages to the plaintiffs totaling $700,000.
Tonight on Done by Law, we speak to one of the plaintiff’s in the case, Emily Johnston, about her experience at the protest and the last ten years pursuing justice through the courts. Emily is not a lawyer and will speak from a layperson perspective about her experience of the law.
Tune in to Done by Law live on Tuesdays at 6pm on 3CR 855AM.
Tonight on Done by Law, we speak to one of the plaintiff’s in the case, Emily Johnston, about her experience at the protest and the last ten years pursuing justice through the courts. Emily is not a lawyer and will speak from a layperson perspective about her experience of the law.
Tune in to Done by Law live on Tuesdays at 6pm on 3CR 855AM.
Tags: Anti uranium protesting, compensation, unlawful arrests by police
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