TONY BLAIR FACES LEVESON

That certainly wasn't one of their finest moments, Sabot

More about the incident;

http://news.sky.com/home/politics/article/16236904

Protester Storms Blair's Leveson Hearing

A protester has branded Tony Blair a war criminal after storming the Leveson Inquiry hearing where the former prime minister is giving evidence.

The man, who told reporters his name was David Lawley Wakelin, managed to evade security and access the court room through a secure corridor.
He was arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace and was held in custody at a central London police station.
According to Sky sources, he was later released without any further action.
A second man was arrested by police after eggs were thrown at Mr Blair's car as he left court.
The 49-year-old who stormed the inquiry earlier appeared to catch security at the Royal Courts of Justice off guard and was able to hurl accusations at Mr Blair before he was bundled away.
As Mr Blair looked on, the said: "JP Morgan paid him off for the Iraq war. Three months after he invaded Iraq, they held up the Iraq bank for 20 billion.
"He was then paid six million dollars every year and still is from JP Morgan six months after he left office. This man is a war criminal."



David Lawley Wakelin is led away from the Royal Courts of Justice

Lord Justice Leveson immediately ordered an inquiry into the security breach.
Appearing slightly stunned, he said: "I'm sorry for that Mr Blair. I would like to find out how this gentleman managed to access the court through what is supposed to be a secure corridor.
"I will have an investigation undertaken about that immediately. I apologise."
Mr Blair added: "Can I just say on the record what he said about Iraq and JP Morgan is completely and totally untrue. I have never had any discussion with them about that."
The protester was escorted through the Royal Courts of Justice by security guards and was seen being driven away in a police van.
It is understood he managed to get past security-coded doors to access the judges' corridor leading to courtroom 73.
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A spokesman for Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service said: "An investigation has been ordered into an incident at the Leveson Inquiry, Royal Courts of Justice. It would be inappropriate to pre-empt the findings of this investigation."
At the start of the afternoon session, Lord Leveson vowed to review security measures to guard against similar incidents.
"Considerable effort has been put into ensuring all witnesses can give their evidence in a safe and secure environment and I very much regret what has happened," he said.
"An investigation is being undertaken and I will be giving consideration to the steps that can be taken and should be taken against this particular intruder.
"Efforts will be redoubled to ensure that incidents of this nature don't recur. I repeat my apologies to Mr Blair and indeed to everyone else who was involved in or following our inquiry."

He isn't at all the typical rent-a-gob idiot:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/28/blair-protester-target-pm-again

Blair protester vows to target former PM again

Exclusive: David Lawley-Wakelin talks to the Guardian about bursting into the Leveson inquiry and calling Tony Blair a 'war criminal'

Peter Walker
guardian.co.uk, Monday 28 May 2012 17.52 BST

The activist who burst into the Leveson inquiry to shout at Tony Blair as the former prime minister gave evidence had barely planned the protest and made his way into the courtroom unchallenged via a back staircase, he has told the Guardian.

David Lawley-Wakelin, a film-maker and teacher of film, who has made a documentary about the Iraq war, said he had now been released by police without charge or even a caution.

He disrupted proceedings on Monday when he emerged through a rear door to shout: "Excuse me. This man should be arrested for war crimes." The 49-year-old then made allegations about Blair being "paid off" by JP Morgan for his role in the conflict, yelling, "The man is a war criminal," before he was dragged away. Blair immediately denied the allegations.

Lord Justice Leveson apologised to Blair and ordered an investigation into how the intruder gained access to court 73 at the Royal Courts of Justice.

Lawley-Wakelin said he had read about Blair's appearance before Leveson only on Sunday and set off for the courts from his west London home on Monday morning with no idea at all how he might get in.

He got into the courts complex through the public entrance, a process which involves a bag x-ray and passing through a metal detector, before heading towards court 73. He said: "I tried to go by the front stairs first and was asked to leave, and then I figured that there must be a back way in – how does Leveson himself get in? So I went down two floors, round the back, and then up the back stairs, and there was no one there. So I walked straight in."

He was as surprised as anyone, Lawley-Wakelin admitted, when he first appeared just behind Leveson's desk: "I thought, I'm not going to be able to do this. I nearly gave up in fact. But when I figured out a way through it was fairly straightforward."

None of his statements were directed at Blair himself. Lawley-Wakelin said: "I could see Blair out of the corner of my eye. I looked at him a couple of times. I was extremely nervous, and I didn't know which way to look. I saw a mass of people straight ahead and I looked at them. I was trying to find the cameras but I couldn't see them."

He said he had decided in advance to not approach or remonstrate directly with the former PM: "No, because then you can get done for assault or something like that. Better to just say your piece." The security personnel who removed him were not too rough, he said: "I just said to them, 'Look, I'm not going to do any more harm,' because I didn't want to get myself hurt. After that they listened to me and they treated me very gently indeed."

After he was taken to a police station, that was the end of the matter, he said. "They just said, give us your word that you won't be trying to get back into the court again. I said no, and they said it's pretty obvious you won't be able to anyway, because obviously the security will be tightened. So they let me go."

While Blair took a directorship with JP Morgan after leaving office, among a number of commercial ventures, once Lawley-Wakelin was removed the former prime minister told Leveson that claims that his relationship with the bank was improper were "completely and totally untrue".

Lawley-Wakelin described his impromptu plan as "a great bit of demonstrating", saying that while he would not return to Leveson he would target Blair again: "Whenever Blair is in public he'd better look over his shoulder, as I'll come back and do it again."

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Sounds like, because he just walked in and shouted at Blair, he didn't actually break any law....

Oh just look at this nonsense from Bennett:

Blair, the Iraq War, and JP Morgan
Tony Bennett Today at 6:25 pm

Here's the interruption of Tony Blair's evidence by a protestor at the Leveson inquiry today. Given that he only had 10 seconds in which to give the viewing public some quality information about Blair, and his payments from JP Morgan, I thought he did very well - concise and to the point:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18234953

The protestor might well face charges for e.g. Public Order Act offences, or 'breach of the peace'.

He might well face a civil claim for defamation into the bargain.

But at least we will soon know how much Blair was paid by JP Morgan - the amounts, and the dates - even though the reason for the payments may be withheld.

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The protestor might well face charges for e.g. Public Order Act offences, or 'breach of the peace'.

He might well face a civil claim for defamation into the bargain.

What, for shouting at a politician? That goes with the territory. And note Bennett's use of the weasel words 'might well'.

No doubt the houndercult will interpret that to mean, 'will', when it is actually the least likely outcome, as he doesn't seem to have even broken any laws, astoundingly.

So why on earth Bennett thinks he is going to get to stickybeak Blair's finances, I do not know.

Shouting at a politician is NOT a serious offence, in the great scheme of things. It's not like stalking, harrassing and abusing the parents of a missing child, for instance.

According to the protester, he was not cautioned or charged, despite refusing to agree to not try the same stunt again. End of story. LL

Certainly not a role model genuine protester. First look you think he is a journalist (and a good looking one, I would like to share breakfast with...ooops..sorry it's is the weather) Now what was he saying......

Behave, Rose!

It must be a great disappointment to Bennett and co that he isn't being charged, because wandering down a corridor and shouting at Tony Blair doesn't actually appear to be a criminal offence.....

bb1 wrote:Shouting at a politician is NOT a serious offence, in the great scheme of things. It's not like stalking, harrassing and abusing the parents of a missing child, for instance.

And no contempt shown towards Lord Leveson either, it seems. Just a polite "Excuse me".

Unlike Tony Bennett, who allegedly has been very contemptuous of the High Court Judges and stands to lose a fortune for such idiocy, this protester doesn't look to be facing even a small fine.

One of the best things about this country is that we still have full rights to protest. And we are not prosecuted for doing so.

But the foolish people who go beyond legitimate protest and start to stalk people, harass people and then blatantly lie to the courts about their intentions deserve every punishment they get for their illegal activities.

The real problem with Bennett is that he has decided that The McCanns are guilty and that there is a cover up, and this without benefit of any logical or provable evidence. He has total contempt for Law in any shape or form, and not just on his own behalf. He believes that he has a right to stalk and harass people that he has deemed to be guilty. And he blatantly lies in an attempt to convince others that he is RIGHT. These are not the actions of a law abiding person, but I don't believe that he is insane. I believe that he has a serious personality disorder, the like of which Amaral subscribes to.

On further reflection I suspect that people like Tony Bennett don't have the ability to reflect further from the conclusion that they initially assume, so any evidence beyond that point becomes irrelevant to them. Possibly due to an innate inability to accept that they could be wrong. After that they just proceed to twist any possible evidence to prove that they are right. This syndrome has been witnessed many times in the past, and sometimes with Police Officers, although I cannot say that I understand the reasons that motivate their tunnel vision. The reasons are probably buried deep in their childhood.
I wish I could say that it doesn't matter, but it does, of course. People do get convicted of crimes that they didn't commit. Although I doubt that this will ever happen at the behest of Tony Bennett. He has used The Internet to further his own claims, but we are using The Internet to put a stop to people like him.