ARREST OF ROGER HAYES

BRITISH CONSTITUTION GROUP CHAIRMAN ROGER HAYES ARRESTED, CHARGED,
          TRIED IN SECRET BRITISH COURT AND IMPRISONED
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Press release by UK Column Monday 2 Jul 2012 Time 21:10 BST -
http://www.ukcolumn.org/ - Tel: +44 1752 478050

At 0930 this morning, in scenes reminiscent of Stasi East Germany, 2 police
cars and 4 policemen from Merseyside Police arrested British Constitution
Group Chairman Roger Hayes at his Wirral home and drove away.

The first his family heard of him was at 18:30 this evening via a telephone
call from a Warder in Liverpool prison, to say that Roger had been tried and
sentenced to prison.

At no time were the family or any other members of the public informed of his
arrest, and it is understood that he was tried in a secret court without a
Jury.

Denied the right to argue his case, denied the right to a Jury, denied the
right for the public to see justice being done, Roger was imprisoned in the
secretive gulag system that Britain has become in 2012.

Roger's "crime" is that he has been refusing to pay his Council tax, because
along with other state taxes, a proportion of the tax revenue gathered is
being sent to the European Union, used to fund unlawful wars in Iraq,
Afghanistan, Libya and Syria, and promote terrorism right around the world.
To pay tax under these circumstances is, at the very least, unlawful under
Section 15(3) of the Terrorism Act 2000.

As such the present government of UK in Westminster is complicit to terrorist
action and war crimes and therefore the payment of taxes to an unlawful,
criminal regime is itself a criminal act - one in which Roger refused to
participate.

In addition to his stance on taxes for unlawful purposes, Roger has also been
campaigning for the Lawful Bank - a monetary initiative in which money can be
issued to the public as credit, rather than as crippling debt under the
existing corrupt and fraudulent International Monetary System.

As Chairman of the British Constitution Group, Roger Hayes has been an
outspoken public speaker warning the British public that their rights and
freedoms under Common Law and the Constitution are being stripped away and
replaced by a dictatorship of secret courts operating under Administrative
and Statute Law.

There is no doubt that his success in alerting ever more people to the
dangers of the British / EU dictatorship being built by a criminal element
now masquerading as British politicians, has caused the State to imprison
Roger. His challenge to the fraudulent banking system, as evidenced by the
criminal acts of Barclays bank and todays resignation by arch Bilderberger
and BBC advisor Marcus Agius, will also have made Roger enemies within
Britain's wide criminal banking cabal.

Roger's family are shocked both at his arrest, and at the realisation that
Britain is now sliding into a police state, where husbands, fathers and other
good people can be lifted off the streets and imprisoned. There is now no
doubt that Britain is further under the control of domestic terrorists in
Westminster.

We ask that all those who value their freedoms and liberty call Meryside
Police for further information and an explanation of their actions, and also
call Liverpool prison to establish Roger's physical safety and well-being.

Merseyside Police Tel: 101 local or +44 (0)151 709 6010 in UK.
Liverpool Prison Tel: +44 (0)151 530 4000
Crimestoppers (UK only) Tel: 0800 555 111


UK COLUMN UPDATE 14:00 TUESDAY, 3RD JULY 2012 - ARREST OF ROGER HAYES
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We have just learned that Wirral Council, having issued proceedings against
Roger Hayes for non payment of Council Tax, recently decided to enact their
right for a Committal Hearing against Roger for his continued non-payment.

n Tuesday 26 June 2012 a Committal Hearing took place at which Wirral Council
state that Roger failed to appear.

As a result the Judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest, and Roger was
arrested yesterday morning. The Council spokesman either did not know or
refused to name the Judge.

Following his arrest Roger was brought before a Magistrate and sentenced to
21 days. The Council spokesman either did not know or refused to name the
Magistrate, and was unable to say how much, if any, notice of either hearing
was given to the General Public.

At this point we would like to make a correction to our initial press
release, and that is:

Roger Hayes "WITHELD" his Council Tax rather than "refused to pay" as we
reported. This has important implications in his legal case.

The most important fact in Roger's arrest, trial and imprisonment is that
nobody knows the detail of what happened to him. What were the names and
numbers of the police officers? What was the Court? What was the number of
the case? Who was the Magistrate or Judge? Were any public present to see
justice being done?

Roger was arrested at home and 9 hours later he was in prison, on the
decision of one Magistrate. This must be yet another very dangerous example
of the rise of the 'secret' courts and 'secret justice' - Kenneth Clarke MP
is still pushing for yet more Courts without Juries.

Calls to the police and Liverpool prison where he is being held, have all
been met with a wall of silence under the 'we can't say' and 'data
protection'. We can see from this how yet more secrecy is introduced to keep
the public interest at bay.

It is understood that the police have received many calls - one member of the
public had the phone slammed down on him when he mentioned Roger's name.

Roger's family have also been refused direct information and access to him.
They have now started the paperwork trail for formal permission to visit.

A former police officer has kindly made a number of pertinent points which we
are happy to publish.

He was informed us that the prison would not confirm that Roger was with them
for "security reasons". They referred him to the "Prisoner Location Service"
on 0121 626 2773 - they would not accept verbal requests. Merseyside Police
switchboard are also referring calls about Roger to the Council. This appears
a highly dubious practice at law.

He states - "Because I wanted to make complaints I was put through to the
police control room. The drill is for complaints to be recorded and then
passed to an Inspector who will contact the complainant within 24 hours. My
initial complaints are:

1. Was anyone informed of Rogers arrest? The contingency plan was for him to
get a message to me. Note that the prisoner does not get to make a phone call
himself. This is a precaution against prisoners passing coded messages to
their associates outside.

2. Merseyside police, according to various sources on the Internet, are
claiming that "Data Protection" forbids them to confirm Rogers whereabouts.
This appears highly dubious practice because a "Regulation" cannot be held to
repeal or infringe a Common Law right.

3. Passing complaints about police actions to the Council is a breach of the
Police Discipline Regulations and of confidentiality for the individuals who
are being complained about. I believe the Police Federation will not like
this abuse of process."

The UK Column is delighted to report that the story of Roger Hayes has gone
UK and world wide. Many are asking us what can they do? Our first answer is
to spread the word, highlighting the the seriousness of the secrecy and lack
of transparency in the whole process. As an example another member of the
public has asked these excellent questions:

"Was there a signed warrant (wet signature) and who authorised it if so:

- Was there any forced entry to the house and/or damage.

- Did the warrant remain at the house.

- Did they search the house. Did they take anything away, i.e. computer,
files, phones, router etc.

- Did they leave an inventory at the house Were there any witnesses to the
arrest.

- Was any force used on Roger, or anyone else in the house.

- Was he handcuffed. Was there any explanation to anyone else in the house.
Is there any idea of the charge. Were the arresting officers 'sworn police
officers,

- PCSO's, from another 'agency' with powers of arrest or privates, or a
mixture.

- Did anyone get their names or collar numbers.

- Did anyone get the name of the Prison Officer who called. If anyone could
collate that, am sure his lawyers  (or others) will want it, plus, it would
provide good info for a follow up article"

Please ring the authorities yourself to hear their answers first hand. Every
call is a point of support for Roger and shows the authorities the
overwhelming public interest in the case. Please also write and ask for
information and answers from Wirral Council and other authorities. As always
be polite and measured in your calls and requests for information -
unfortunately the authorities may not treat you with the same respect. As
soon as we have more information we will post it. For those that want to
write to Roger we will post his Prison Number as soon as we have it.

Merseyside Police Tel: 101 local or +44 (0)151 709 6010 in UK.

Liverpool Prison Tel: +44 (0)151 530 4000

Crimestoppers (UK only) Tel: 0800 555 111

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If you would like to write to Roger with your support, you can write to him
at:

HMP Liverpool, 68 Hornby Road Liverpool L9 3DF

His prisoner number is: A8953CP