Details of the arrest of Bryn Phillips, his interview with the British Security Services, and the involvement of The City of London Corporation in his arrest.
broken britain…
Bryn Phillips, who is a British political prisoner, writes the following:
“Next week I’ll be sentenced in Wood Green Crown Court for my limited involvement in last summers riot in Hackney. I threw a Muller light yoghurt at a Police officer in full body armour and pushed over an empty milk trolley.
I was arrested primarily due to the efforts of the City of London Police, which to anyone familiar with the Metropolitan Police’s Operation Withern will strike them as odd. Not so odd perhaps if you know of my work, as you’ll be aware I’m a notable critic of the City of London Corporation and have been asking them to publish their accounts so that the public can see their total expenditure as lobbyists for the banks. To date, they still refuse. I had clearly become a problem for them. My initial statement which called for democratisation of the city was read by over a billion people worldwide, republished in almost every newspaper on earth and was front page of google news for over thirty-six hours.
When I was arrested it was with the collaboration of the City Police. In court, the prosecutor said that I had come to the City’s attention when I ‘took the Iraqi bank on Leadenhall Street’ – referring to the public repossession of an empty bank in the city which I had planned and executed within the Occupy movement. The bank was later unlawfully evicted. The City of London called in a favour from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in order to get us out, falsely claiming that we were on Iraqi diplomatic soil. What were they so afraid of that they had to bend the law to this extent just to evict some squatters? In any case, I had come to their attention much earlier than that – in about November, so this was a false claim. There was almost nothing mentioned in my trial about my role in the riots, other than to read out the charges.
Crucially though, what relevance did this squatting case have to an issue like social unrest, which was being investigated solely by the Met, and which had begun six months ago? Could it be that I had begun to be more than a slight irritation to those with unaccountable power, and was actually succeeding in shaking confidence in the undemocratic City? The answer is most probably: yes.
The bungling Metropolitan Police knocked down the door of my old flat at 4 in the morning with a battering ram, screaming at the tops of their voices, only to find I hadn’t lived there for a year and that they were in someone else’s home. A little bit of forward intelligence might have helped them get this right. Consequently they had to phone me and ask me to hand myself in, which I did.
What’s most important to state though, is that whilst I was in Police custody I was signed out by the Intelligence Services and subjected to an interview without tape recorders or a solicitor present. During this interview I was told that I would receive a prison sentence of five years. At this point I was made an offer: If I told them everything I knew abut Occupy’s plans for the St. Paul’s eviction then I would receive only a month in prison. In addition, I was offered money to go back into the movement on my release to spy on what has always been a peaceful, lawful protest – and to disrupt it. I told them exactly where I thought they should go.
After I was released on bail the Intelligence Services contacted me twice, asking me to meet them on the south bank of the River Thames – and I declined. After all, this is not what democracy looks like.
But some unanswered questions remain:
Why did the City of London Police go to Stoke Newington Police station three days before my arrest? If the Met were so desperate to catch up with me, why hadn’t they done it sooner? After all, I was on record using my own name in many news reports around the world during the riots, attempting to explain how they had started and how they had spread. I had always been very open about my presence there.
Next, why did the Police Federation Conference threaten the Home Secretary, Theresa May, with potential social unrest three months before Mark Duggan was murdered? They played her a video of violent steeet clashes on a massive screen, accompanied by the Kaiser Chiefs’ song ‘I Predict A Riot’? This was part of a protest over cuts to their numbers and pay. Of interest, when the riot did happen, the Police were widely seen by members of the public standing back and allowing shops to be looted and letting the violence spread across London without intervention. They then deployed on the streets the same number of officers as were being cut from the force nationally: 16,000 officers. Perhaps you’d call this ‘making a point’? If so, it was a cynical and wicked way in which to do it.
I do not support violence. I attended the riots in order to research them for a book I had been writing, which has been seized as evidence against me. I was merely caught up in events and did very little to contribute to the escalating violence. Indeed, at times I did my best to diffuse it having won the confidence of some of the gang members fighting there.
One thing is for sure, my arrest will become about a lot more than a charge of violent disorder. In due course we will expose the Police force as having exacerbated the riots for their own gain and we will also seek to expose the way that the City of London and the Security Services attempt to undermine lawful, peaceful protest in order to stifle debate and inhibit democracy. It’s this assault on our democratic freedoms that most likely led to the riots in the first place.”
Bryn Phillips will be sentenced in the week beginning 26th of March at Wood Green Crown Court
From IndyMedia London
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“@RKazandjian: Our false democracy – activist asked to spy on #Occupy movement in return for a reduced prison sentence http://t.co/hdXVvz4F”
Protestor was offered money by MI5 to spy on and disrupt #OccupyLSX http://t.co/q6o7d9kj via @MultiPolitic
RT @justinthelibsoc: In case you missed it: Protestor Offered Money by MI5 to Spy and Disrupt Occupy LSX http://t.co/bTwQqxlw
Protestor Offered Money by MI5 to Spy & Disrupt Occupy LSX: http://t.co/2JkMoVZm are we surprised? No!
I think you’re either in need of psychiatric help or a column in ‘Take a break’ magazine – either way, this article is a complete work of fiction.
Fiction? You reckon?
RT @TopsyRT: Protestor Offered Money by MI5 to #Spy and Disrupt Occupy #LSX http://t.co/rgUdsKSa
Calling someone insane or a liar is hardly a valid critique, remember to engage brain before approaching keyboard.
The “occupy” protests are nothing to do with democracy.
They say they represent the 99%, but when challenged to stand in elections (which if they represent 99% they would win easily) they say they don’t want to. They’d much rather interfere with everyone else’s ability to go about their business.
Protestor Offered Money by MI5 to Spy and Disrupt Occupy LSX http://t.co/LJgUlwLW @OccupyLSX #OWS #UK
In a ‘Democracy’ we have the right to protest which is what the Occupy movement is doing and party politics is a career choice most people with a conscience wouldn’t get involved with.
#Protestor Offered Money by #MI5 to http://t.co/AgSWh8z5 #bryn #phillips #london #ows #OpESR #occupy #AJStream #a99 #ch34 #anon #newz
I can well believe every word. Only the sheltered lives could believe otherwise. This is a glimpse of a secret war that has been going on for years between the state and any section of the public who don’t buy into the lie of party politics or so-called democracy. It’s all about big business, and the police are little more than a protection racket. It’s a shame I’m not in Blighty to help expose the truth but good luck with it.
I am a witness to this, have been with him when contacted by secret services – its not nice to see what that does to a man. These people are devious and will do anything to protect the state. Bryn is an intellectual and passionate person with a raging sense of social justice. Does make you wonder about other people who have been arrested and then put back into Occupy to disrupt.
Think about those trying to discredit Bryn – commonly known as something….
Bryn makes up things about everybody i know on the Occupy movement. He has made up many things that are total lies to get his own way. He said that one guy was a sex offender and admitted later he was not and he did it to stir trouble up within the occupy movement. Im guessing that this Bryn Phillips wont go to prison like every one else involved in the riots. He has also admitted that he is out to make trouble for this commonly known as Dom too. He was also has much more to answer too, that will come in time.
Commonly known as for your information was very vocal about our rights way before occupy sprang up ! Funny kind of plant, planting someone to stick up for our rights months and months beforehand. duh. yeah right.
Protestor Offered Money by MI5 to Spy and Disrupt Occupy LSX ~ http://t.co/5ute68Xp
An interesting article and I wish you well in your fight.
I think the old bill might have proved less zealous in your pursuit were the yoghurt organic.
Its because of the hearsay opinion of Jo, who is herself a fiction, that the Court Corporation, and Police corporation can continue to use force, fear and extreme violence against the peaceful domiciles of the UK and wider, sprinkle that with assumption , presumption and mis perception and mis representation and hey presto you can have the foundation of 700 years of New World Order planning, no evidence needed. Next time your in a Court Jo,why not try and be bold and ask the Judge to read out his Surety Insurance Policy Number, who paid for it and what the maximum value is, for and on the record, your a dumb ass.
Thats His/Her BOND number, the same one that will produce a permanent conflict of interests and puts them as the Trustee and you as the Grantor/Creditor.
You will see Bryn’s going to prison and he is doing so with his dignity intact!!
All I’m saying about Dom is how do you know he hasn’t been turned? Police obviously have dirty tactics and if anyone strikes me as an opportunist Dom does, you forget he was also arrested ? He doesn’t have a tag despite the impressive criminal record he brags about.
comonly known as a police agent! widely known fact i believe. apperently occupy banned him from many sites. as for being a sex offender, well perhaps not, but is def a woman hater and linked to BNP
someone reads to much what a lot of twaddle,well my names miss moneypenny and sean connery is a good kisser,he asked me to elope with him ,but i couldnt go and as i had booked my weekend at pontins ,and im sticking with it ,i have never read so much laughable rubbish ,some of these people live in cuckoo land
solidarity wif Bryn
People are spewing $hite about Dom again, all those keyboard warriors once again coming out talking complete rubbish.
Dom is 100% genuine – FACT
Do not come on here trying to discredit people without proof.
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Dom a woman hating BNP supporter??? I know that’s not true, what is wrong with you people? Dom has been trying to teach people how the law works long before it became ‘fashionable’ now all these wannabes come along and slate Dom at every oppurtunity, so much for these people wanting peace its a joke!! drama queens using the occupy movement as an alternative to the jeremy kyle show pmsl .
Dom a woman-hater??? Hahahaha – never heard such bollox in my life – this WOMAN assures you that he walks his talk – the talk he has been talking (and walking) since way way way before the world got “Occupied” – this is all sooo laughable…anyone who believes it has never spent much time with Dom…pah to this silliness!!
This Bryns story sounds like a total delusion to me, I think Bryn will end up with Yogurt on his face ! And come on, accusing Dom of such things, knowing him personally, (and if you dont its only opinions not knowledge) Dom has made me feel safe and secure in possible volotile situations, a real gent. Cmon people wise up to the games being played.
More Dom attacks? change the record, if you can’t even figure out who the good guys are, from the bad, I’m sorry to say….you’re fooked!
Bryn forgot to mention that he is a facebook troll with multiple accounts and also that he is a homophobe…. Wake up folks.
RT @bobchewie @Dis_PPL_Protest @boycottworkfare @ThomasPride @nbyward : MI5 offered money to spy on occupy. http://t.co/5p7LclWW