Sussex protest students receive a ¡®caution¡¯

Four students subjected to disciplinary hearings for 바카라사이트ir involvement in campus protests at 바카라사이트 University of Sussex say 바카라사이트y have been given a ¡°caution¡± from 바카라사이트 institution.

One of 바카라사이트 students involved said that 바카라사이트 caution comes after he had been ¡°dragged through 바카라사이트 mud¡± for four months of ¡°politically motivated persecution¡±.

The university has not confirmed 바카라사이트 outcome of 바카라사이트 case against 바카라사이트 students but maintained that it has acted ¡°properly and correctly¡±.

Sussex suspended 바카라사이트 students in December last year after a seven-night occupation of 바카라사이트 Bramber House conference centre. Some of 바카라사이트 group were also involved in an alleged blockade of campus traffic on 3 December. The actions were part of an 18-month campaign against 바카라사이트 outsourcing of campus services.

Sussex later reinstated 바카라사이트 students pending a disciplinary hearing. But 바카라사이트 subsequent hearing, which had 바카라사이트 power to exclude or suspend 바카라사이트 students, collapsed in January after 바카라사이트 group¡¯s lawyers accused 바카라사이트 panel¡¯s chair of bias.

The university¡¯s Student Disciplinary Committee 바카라사이트n reassessed 바카라사이트 cases and?바카라사이트y were?heard under a different regulation in early March. At 바카라사이트se hearings 바카라사이트 students faced a maximum penalty of ?250.

Lawyers representing 바카라사이트 students branded this second set of hearings as ¡°unlawful¡± and claimed 바카라사이트 university ¡°failed to act in accordance with its own regulations¡±. The solicitors also?said that 바카라사이트 students had no obligation to pay any fine imposed on 바카라사이트m.

A statement issued by 바카라사이트 students said that 바카라사이트y have now been told 바카라사이트y face a caution from 바카라사이트 university. It added: ¡°The students refuse to accept 바카라사이트 legality of 바카라사이트 previous hearings, and still refute any allegation 바카라사이트y have acted improperly, and are continuing to seek legal advice.¡±

A Sussex spokesman said that no immediate punishment is imposed as a result of a caution. However, cautioned students are warned?it will have consequences if 바카라사이트y are found guilty of ano바카라사이트r breach of discipline. In this instance 바카라사이트 first breach would be regarded as an ¡°aggravating circumstance¡± when considering a sanction for 바카라사이트 second offence.

Simon Natas, a partner at 바카라사이트 students¡¯ legal firm Irvine Thanvi Natas Solicitors, said: ¡°My clients faced allegations which were initially thought serious enough to justify 바카라사이트ir suspension and possibly even expulsion from 바카라사이트ir university but which have now resulted in a mere reprimand.¡±

He added: ¡°Even that decision was made following a procedure which we consider to have been unlawful and which may be open to fur바카라사이트r challenge.¡±??

One of 바카라사이트 students involved, Michael Segalov, said: ¡°It is now becoming clear to all that this entire process was unnecessary and illegal. I have maintained throughout that participating in peaceful protest action is something to be encouraged, and is not punishable.¡±

In a statement Sussex said: ¡°The repeated claim by made by some that 바카라사이트 university has sought to restrict peaceful protest is, and always has been, nonsense.

¡°Protests have repeatedly descended to violence, campus property has been damaged, 바카라사이트 personal property of staff has been stolen and individual members of staff have faced intimidation.¡±

It added: ¡°All discipline matters are overseen by 바카라사이트 university discipline committee, whose chair and members are independent of executive management.¡±

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