B.A.D. Plans Sit In For Tomorrow
Bermudians Against The Draft [BAD] and their supporters are planning to meet tomorrow [June 18] at 3pm to stage a sit-in at Parliament. They stated “This is not a march as we are in the process of planning one. This is to show our face in parliament to let our politicians know this issue will not go away.”
The case by BAD to abolish conscription has been an ongoing battle for a number of years. The issue has been of greater note the last few weeks due to the arrest by Regimental Police of two BAD members; Shannon Adderly and Lamont Marshall. A third, Jamal Hartdman, turned himself in on June 15, the same day of Mr Marshall’s military arrest. The three were directed to turn up at Bermuda Regiment Headquarters by Thursday, June 3. None of the three did, which caused warnings to be issued that they are liable for arrest.
The directive to report to Warwick Camp by June 3rd, came about after the Privy Council in London, Bermuda’s highest court rejected BAD’s case on May 24th 2010. The case had previously been rejected by the Bermudian Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
The event will be at 3pm tomorrow at Parliament.
