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13/06/2012
Police Investigate Website Calling For 'Civil Disobedience'
A Conservative councillor’s personal details have been used to register the domain of a website calling for civil disobedience in London on 23 June.
East Sussex councillor, Nick Bennett, who details have been used, reported the site to police saying had “nothing whatsoever” to do with it.
The Climate Siren website was registered in March using the home address of Mr Bennett, a former policeman who is now a councillor with East Sussex county council. Bennett has asked the Metropolitan police to investigate how his name, home address and phone number came to be used without his permission or knowledge.
The one-page website, which calls for a "conspicuous act of civil disobedience … at the time of the Rio Earth Summit", states that "we will do no harm to person and nor do we intend any gratuitous harm even to property". No other details are provided, but the website includes a mobile phone number and an email address which it encourages supporters to text or email. "This will allow us to keep in contact with you by text and let you know what to do nearer the date as well as giving us an idea of potential numbers," the website says. "The nature of what we are planning means that we have to keep it secret, as you will readily understand, but in the end it will be your decision as to whether it is a valid action you will want to be a part of, or not."
The Guardian reported that it received no reponse when it attempted to call the number and email the address.
Climate activists have also expressed concern about the website, with some fearful that it could be a "flytrap" created by undercover police attempting to flush out protestors willing to break the law.
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East Sussex councillor, Nick Bennett, who details have been used, reported the site to police saying had “nothing whatsoever” to do with it.
The Climate Siren website was registered in March using the home address of Mr Bennett, a former policeman who is now a councillor with East Sussex county council. Bennett has asked the Metropolitan police to investigate how his name, home address and phone number came to be used without his permission or knowledge.
The one-page website, which calls for a "conspicuous act of civil disobedience … at the time of the Rio Earth Summit", states that "we will do no harm to person and nor do we intend any gratuitous harm even to property". No other details are provided, but the website includes a mobile phone number and an email address which it encourages supporters to text or email. "This will allow us to keep in contact with you by text and let you know what to do nearer the date as well as giving us an idea of potential numbers," the website says. "The nature of what we are planning means that we have to keep it secret, as you will readily understand, but in the end it will be your decision as to whether it is a valid action you will want to be a part of, or not."
The Guardian reported that it received no reponse when it attempted to call the number and email the address.
Climate activists have also expressed concern about the website, with some fearful that it could be a "flytrap" created by undercover police attempting to flush out protestors willing to break the law.
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