Day 261 - 12 Jun 96 - Page 18
1 was the Animal Rights group Mr. Morris has mentioned?
2 A. I do not know who was organising it.
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4 MR. MORRIS: I think it has already been said that she was
5 involved in it. Anyway, you do not know, unless it is
6 mentioned in your notes elsewhere, who was actually
7 organising that?
8 A. No.
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10 Q. You do not remember if the picket took place?
11 A. I have no idea. I did not attend.
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13 Q. You do not really know anything about it, apart from
14 someone announced it?
15 A. Yes.
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17 Q. OK. You do not know if I was in the room at the time when
18 it was announced, do you?
19 A. I cannot say.
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21 MS. STEEL: Just because I cannot remember whether I did this
22 the other day or not -- the notes of 16th June, the page 2
23 part ---
24 A. Yes.
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26 Q. -- ignore the first line -- going on from there, are you
27 prepared to confirm that that, basically, is an accurate
28 record of what went on at that event?
29 A. You mean the paragraph on page 2?
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31 Q. Yes, from "at 18.00 hours", right down to the end of it.
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33 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The end of that paragraph, or the whole lot?
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35 MS. STEEL: To where your signature is.
36 A. I would have to read it.
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38 Q. OK. (Pause)
39 A. Yes. As far as I can see, it is a record of what
40 happened.
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42 Q. OK. Thank you. Can I ask, when you were in the Army, was
43 that as an ordinary soldier or were you in some
44 special -----
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46 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I am not sure that I see the relevance of
47 that question.
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What is the relevance?
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51 MR. RAMPTON: It seems it is out of pure curiosity, to me.
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You have not accused him of any dishonesty in
54 his evidence. You have tested his recollection. I can
55 only see that it is -----
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57 MS. STEEL: His position in the Army would not affect his
58 honesty, anyway.
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60 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I do not know. I cannot see how any
