The charges against Obadiah Marius (44) and Victoria Smith (19) under SOCPA section 128 have been dropped, but, incredibly, they have now been charged with attempted burglary. !
If this offence is available in law to the authorities, then why is there any need for the SOCPA section 128 Offence of trespassing on a designated site at all ?
The prosecution claimed in court that there were Warning Signs around the perimeter of 70 Whitehall when the alleged offences took place, something which may have been planned, but which was not actually put into practice, as we noticed, and as Obadiah Marius's barrister noticed personally on the day of his initial court hearing.
Such signs have subsequently appeared, hastily tied with plastic cable ties, to the stone balustrade columns along the frontage of the 70 Whitehall Cabinet Office building.
Newham Recorder account of Victoria Smith's court appearance.
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