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1 some time ago, but the going forward was really off the
2 back of your Aims and Objectives document. It frightened
3 the heck out of me when I saw the Animal Liberation link
4 having had a fire bomb in one of our stores and the other
5 four or five incidents that were there.
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7 Q. Mr. Preston, you could cut the propaganda.
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do not say that. If it is part of his
10 reason, he is entitled to give the answer and you can tell
11 me later if you argue it is propaganda and not substance,
12 but he is entitled to give his answer.
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14 MS. STEEL: He is not answering the questions.
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16 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think he is.
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18 MS. STEEL: I actually asked: What were the steps that you
19 decided to take?
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21 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. It is all part of his answer. People do
22 not necessarily focus on every exact detail which you
23 necessarily think of.
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25 MS. STEEL: Mr. Preston, you did not have any evidence
26 whatsoever to connect London Greenpeace with this so-called
27 incident that you are referring to, I do not actually know
28 what it is you are referring to, but you do not have any
29 evidence whatsoever to connect London Greenpeace with that,
30 do you?
31 A. I have only what you say in your Aims and Objectives
32 document where you align yourselves with them. We had had
33 four or five incendiary device incidents risking the lives
34 of people, my customers, my employees, that ----
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36 Q. Mr. Preston, you aware that the Animal Liberation Front has
37 a policy of non-violence, are you not?
38 A. I am sorry, I do not agree with that at all.
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40 Q. In that case, you do not know.
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42 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You must ask questions not give evidence.
43 You can tell me about that in due course.
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45 MS. STEEL: I think the witness is just trying to avoid
46 answering the subject and throw a lot of mud in the hope
47 that some will stick.
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Tell me about that letter, but you must let
50 him ----
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52 MS. STEEL: Our witnesses have been told to answer the question
53 that they are being asked.
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: This is something you raise time and time
56 again when I tell you to let the witness answer the
57 question. If you do not like the answer, tell me about that
58 later but you must let him answer the question.
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60 MS. STEEL: But when Mr. Rampton asks a question which he does
