IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Language activists jailed

Socialist Challenge No. 75, 7 December 1978 · p. 13 of the scan · 314 words

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THE CHARGE that a jury was politically vetted, first made in the ABCcase, has been repeated inanotherstate trial.

This time the two defendants fortunate WEIC Aubrey, Berry and Campbell, and were jailed for six months.

publicity. Which probably has sometning to do with the rac that they nonung for yveisnrigats.

Dafydd Wynfford James and Williams, former and present chairpersons of Cumdeithas Yr laith Gymraeg [the Welsh Language convicted were Carmarthen on 24 November of conspiring to cause criminal damage to Television mission installations campaign for a Welsh language TV channel.

INTERPRETERS But after the trial, at which evidence was given in Welsh, Wrexham MP Tom Ellis raised possibility speakers had been deliberately excluded the jury government legal officers.

Ellis said he was worried at renorts that a large part of the jury were listening to a proportion far higher than one would have expected in a Welsh-speakingarea.

BOLLEM

Ten out of twelve jurors are understood have the Welsh name. A very strange selection.

HONSCIESE

prosecution claim Welsh language is not an issue in WYNFFORD JAMES (left) and Rhodri Williams before the start of their trial in Carmarthen this trial". used The thoroughly nature of the case was turiner emphasised when four demonwhich strators who tried to expose this the farce in the courtroom were that *the jailed fora month forcontempt.

Cymdeithas

downhearted. political person Warne now be intensified. YESHCRIC plinary action. personat opimon Dylne autors VOLC the health authority not to discipline two of its officers was 14 to 4. A group of us wanted to further critical remarks made in the report, but the majority view was to give a blanket assurance of no discicontrol would be a way forward, but that doesn't deal with the immediate situation have hospital.

When health workers go on to the existing managesimply be sucked into a simply be sucked into them.

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