Drug Law Reform campaigners summons NT Police Commissioner

The campaign for drug law reform and an end to zero tolerance policing continues in the Top End of Australia.

Tomorrow, activists from the Network Against Prohibition will appear in the Darwin Magistrate's Court facing charges including assault police, resist arrest, loitering and possession of cannabis.

The NAP activists have supoenaed the NT Police Commissioner to appear as a witness in the proceedings.

The charges relate to an incident when NT police brutally attacked a peaceful drug law reform rally.

http://www.napnt.org/pages/Articles_1.htm#art1

NT Police repeated this attack on the 12th of October and further charges have been laid against NAP activists.

http://www.napnt.org/pages/Articles_28.htm

NAP, the Network Against Prohibition formed in March this year to combat the "war on drugs" in the Northern Territory and all forms of "zero tolerance" policing.

NAP coordinator Gary Meyerhoff, facing over a dozen charges, and prevented from associating with other NAP members due to bail conditions, said "The NAP campaign will continue. NAP members are already organising the 7th smoke-in for human rights to be held in Raintree Park on the second Saturday of November."

For further information contact Gary or Nicolette on (08) 8942 0570 or 0415 16 2525.

www.napnt.org