Hunt saboteur targeted by Leicestershire Police

The footage that prevented one of our sabs going to prison Anyone who knows anything about the Atherstone Hunt knows that they are compulsive lairs, what is less well known is how readily Leicestershire Police will accept these lies at face value with no evidence to back them up. Last year whilst holding a peaceful demonstration outside the Atherstone Hunt kennels, senior members of the Atherstone Hunt made false allegations to Leicestershire Police. Huntsman Mike Lane, Joint Master Mark Halford and Kennelman Oliver Hope all claimed that a member of our group, Cathy, was shouting, screaming and swearing at them. Leicestershire Police allowed the three hunt members to make statements with these allegations. They also allowed them to include a lot of speculation and irrelevant claims. This is completely the opposite of how we are treated by Leicestershire Police who have told us that when we make statements we have to stick to the facts. Despite the police intelligence of five years showing that she has never acted like this Leicestershire Police decided to charge Cathy. This was despite none of the three hunt members having handed in any evidence. Again this is the opposite of how we are treated by Leicestershire Police who have told us on a number of occasions that we have to hand in video footage whenever we make a complaint about the hunt. Cathy was charged with section 4 and 5 of the Public Order Act causing harassment, alarm or distress, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. This could have resulted in a prison sentence and a restraining order banning her from going near the Atherstone Hunt. Leicestershire Police and the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to drop the case despite this footage being handed into them. There was even an attempt to stop the footage being shown in court. Why? Because it completely disproved the hunts allegations and showed that they had lied in their statements. Please sign our petition asking the Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police to remove DS Matt Trott (the senior investigating officer of this case) from Operation Blackthorn, Leicestershire Police’s hunting operation https://t.co/xsinbOX5Wd From the start of this investigation to the end Leicestershire Police have made a mockery of the justice system, more determined to secure a conviction on a hunt saboteur than to see justice served. We repeat our request from a few months ago that there needs to be an internal inquiry into this investigation and into Operation Blackthorn itself #OperationBlackthorn subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up to date with all of our lates videos https://www.youtube.com/c/westmidlandshuntsaboteurs?sub_confirmation=1 Leicestershire Police can be contacted here https://www.facebook.com/leicspolice/ Please consider donating to help us carry on campaigning https://www.paypal.me/westmidlandhuntsabs