Court issues summons to Blair

[truthpusher]

http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/18/stories/2005061800251500.htm

Court issues summons to Blair
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Hasan Suroor
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LONDON: In an unprecedented case, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is reported to have been summoned by a county court to appear before it after a woman named him as a witness in her campaign against the Iraq war.

Pat Blackburn, a close family member of a British soldier killed in the war, said she wanted to question Mr. Blair in court over his justification for the invasion of Iraq.

Protest action

"I fully expect to be standing in the dock with the Prime Minister in court,'' she said.

Ms. Blackburn, a businesswoman, is on trial for refusing to pay her income-tax in protest against the war.

She has said she would not pay the tax until Mr. Blair apologises or resigns for leading the country to war on an allegedly false pretext. "I don't want to go to jail over this but I feel this is the only thing I can do to get justice.''

complete story: http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/18/stories/2005061800251500.htm

[tk2kewl]

1. Like that will fly.

National security, blah, blah, blah...

[wakeme2008]

4. I am not sure in Britain if that will work

Britain is not Bush country yet.

IMHO He will have to show up...

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. Now that is conviction!

Sorry about the pun.

[roguevalley]

3. damned good woman.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. dupe of

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1556806

It says in that story:

"A spokeswoman for the court confirmed yesterday that a summons had been sent to Downing Street. She declined to reveal whether there had been any response.

She said that any named witness summonsed by a court had to “make an application to the judge not to attend”. Downing Street has refused to make any comment."

[EFerrari]

6. Good for her! We should do the same --

in the interests of national security.

[daleo]

7. It sounds interesting.

Although I don't expect it to get far. The manner in which it is blocked may be revealing, though.