Protesters’ cases
Sir.—l am an ordinary citizen and I fully agree with the remarks of Mr Ron Don that the manner that some judges have dealt with protesters leaves a great deal to be desired. The judges have given an impression that they are biased towards anti-tour protesters even when it has not been denied that protesters have broken the laws of this country. A person was heavily fined for hitting an anti-tour person with an egg and an anti-tour person was fined ' much less when he threw coins in protest in front of our Prime Minister. The dismissal of the charges against those who blocked the highway into Wellington and those who tried to interfere with the Waiatarua transmitter makes a farce of our laws. I hope the incoming government will pass regulations to ensure this nonsense does not continue.—Yours, etc., H. BIRT. October 31, 1981.
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