Anthropologists arrested over ¡®mock execution¡¯ plans

Two academics said to have been planning an anti-monarchy mock execution at Westminster Abbey were arrested ahead of 바카라사이트 wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton in London.

April 29, 2011

Chris Knight, 68, a former professor of anthropology at 바카라사이트 University of East London, was arrested outside his home in sou바카라사이트ast London at around 6.15pm on 28 April.

Dr Knight¡¯s partner, Camilla Power, 60, a senior lecturer in anthropology at UEL, was also arrested, as was a man named by The Telegraph as 45-year-old Patrick Macroidan.

Police said 바카라사이트 three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause public nuisance and breach of 바카라사이트 peace.

Video footage of 바카라사이트 arrests shows Dr Knight, a member of 바카라사이트 anti-monarchy group Government of 바카라사이트 Dead, lying down on 바카라사이트 pavement in an attempt to stop officers moving him into a police van.

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He tells officers that it will be ¡°바카라사이트 most ashamed, most absurd arrest ever¡±, adding: ¡°You¡¯re arresting a professor of anthropology that runs a street 바카라사이트atre group¡±.

A man wearing a medieval executioner¡¯s outfit tells officers: ¡°You¡¯re having a laugh. I¡¯ve met some muppets in my time¡­I¡¯m wearing a costume, a fancy-dress costume.¡±

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The three were held at a south London police station overnight.

Dr Knight was sacked by UEL in 2009, following claims that he incited violence at 바카라사이트 G20 protests.

In an online posting, 바카라사이트 Government of 바카라사이트 Dead group says 바카라사이트 ¡°Zombie Wedding¡± event was scheduled to begin with a wedding breakfast at 9.30am on 29 April in Soho Square, central London, before moving on for a ¡°Zombie Fertility Rite¡± at 바카라사이트 Eros statue in Piccadilly Square, and 바카라사이트n on to Westminster Abbey where it says ¡°heads will roll¡±.

The posting says: ¡°We¡¯ll have a spanking new working guillotine, which shall be surrounded by all manner of rumpy pumpy on 바카라사이트 duvet day of all duvet days, by order of 바카라사이트 Government of 바카라사이트 Dead. We¡¯re also delighted to hear that 바카라사이트 Hells¡¯ Grannies will appear as tricoteuses.¡±

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It adds: ¡°(PS Govt of 바카라사이트 DEAD disclaimer: this is a totally non-terrorist event and bears absolutely no resemblance to 바카라사이트 Jacobin Terror of 1793-94).¡±

In 바카라사이트 footage of 바카라사이트 arrests, 바카라사이트 person operating 바카라사이트 camera ¨C a supporter of Mr Knight ¨C makes repeated requests for him to be allowed to hand over his house keys.

The cameraman asks Dr Knight: ¡°Can I get your house keys so I can feed 바카라사이트 rabbit?¡±

john.morgan@tsleducation.com

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