25 January 2007
In brief
Anti-war protester Brian Haw has won his latest legal battle to maintain his anti-war demonstration in Parliament Square. Haw had been charged with breaching the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 after protestingfor more than 2,000 days.
District Judge Quentin Purdy said he had not breached conditions imposed on him by the Metropolitan Police and that the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, rather than a junior officer, should have imposed the conditions. Police claimed Haw posed a threat as terrorists could hide bombs under his many banners and placards.
