Plymouth Free The Five March; 28TH OCT 10AM

This is definitely happening and it's going to be big. Three of these lads are from Plymouth and it has outraged the local community, there will be a good local turnout for this. Some local military charities and a few national ones have been in contact with us and offered their assistance in organising the demo which we have gratefully accepted.

The march will set off at 11am sharp from Devils point to Stonehouse barracks up Royal Parade to the Guildhall then up to the Hoe past the Citadel then finishing at the cenotaph where there will be speeches etc.

This is a family event so there will be absolutely no drinking before the event, we are doing that after if anyone wishes to have have a few, I will be.

This event welcomes all of the British people but it is politely requested that no flags or clothing of political organisations or street movements are worn.

Arrive from 9am onwards

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 update, From Justice For the 5

The police have agreed our march route apart from 1 street because it was one way but we are just going to take the next left instead. We will be marching past Stonehouse Barracks which is the home of 3 Commando where 3 of these lads are currently confined to camp. Police have said they are expecting up to 2k

Support for seven arrested Marines

More than 31,500 people have joined a Facebook group set up to show support for seven Royal Marines arrested on suspicion of murder following an incident in Afghanistan last year. 

 

The group, "Support the 7 Royal Marine Commandos arrested for murder in afghanistan", was launched on Thursday, the day the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the arrest of the personnel - believed to be members of 3 Commando Brigade which served in the country between April and October 2011.

The person who set up the page claims to be serving in the British Armed Forces and deploying to Afghanistan "in the next few days", although he says he is not a Royal Marine.

In the information section about the page, he wrote: "This page is set up to show support for the seven Royal Marine Commandos arrested for murder for an event which happened in afghanistan 2011 where no civilians where injured and one gunman killed which shot at them FIRST" (sic).

By Saturday afternoon the page had just over 31,600 "likes", with people using the page to argue in support of the arrested troops but also some criticising the role of troops in the war-torn country.

One member called Wendy Britton, wrote: "I am a mum of a serving Royal (Marine) who served over in Afghanistan with these seven brave Royals. I personally would like to pay my thanks to them and everyone who has served for protecting us and allowing me to sleep easy in my bed.

"This has shaken the core of our Royals, former Royals and all who are associated with them. I cried for these seven poor your Royals for being punished for doing their job. Give us back our seven heroes with their pride and dignity intact. Do it sooner rather than later and then let us celebrate their freedom as we celebrate ours."

The Royal Military Police (RMP) arrested the soldiers in connection with an incident which occurred while they were based in Helmand last year. The incident was described as "an engagement with an insurgent", with no civilians involved, and an investigation has been launched by the Service Justice System.

The rules of engagement, largely derived from the Geneva Convention, dictate under what circumstances British troops are allowed to open fire, whether that is to prevent an attack by the enemy or in direct contact.

The MoD said that like civilian police the RMP has a maximum of 96 hours to question the men before either charging them or releasing them, although as they are serving soldiers they can then be "confined to
 barracks".

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