Break-in at No.52

April 2024 Forums World Socialist Movement Break-in at No.52

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  • #81799
    Anonymous
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    Head Office was broken into last night and the offices ransacked.  It is too early to ascertain at this stage what, if anything, has been taken or the extent of any damage to the premises apart from the breakage of a rear window, presumably the point of entry.

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    #92490
    stevead1966
    Participant

    What is the latest information. How bad is the  'ransacked' ?

    #92491
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    From the Head Office Organiser"This is an update on the situation at Head Office. It is only the back office on the second floor that has been ransacked. The new treasurer cabinet that we recently purchased has been been broken into and appears unusable. It appears that only cash has been stolen. Nothing appears to be stolen from the other rooms, including the library and the archives room. The intruder got in through breaking the window in the toilet on the second floor. Cde John Helps has boarded this up as an interim measure until we have replacement windows put in. We will need to look at making this window more secure, perhaps by having bars put in front of the window area. The Police have been called, and the police forensics have been in and checked the place. They say that the burglar wore gloves and it would be hard to trace him/her. The Police will be coming to HO on Wednesday to take a statement."

    #92492
    jondwhite
    Participant

    No disputes committee thankfully.

    #92493
    DJP
    Participant
    jondwhite wrote:
    No disputes committee thankfully.

    Sorry I'm being a bit slow today. What has this to do with a disputes committee?

    #92494
    jondwhite
    Participant

    The following letter was printed in the Morning StarFreedom Press anarchist bookshop in East London was firebombed on 1 February 2013. On 17 March, the Socialist Party of Great Britain (SPGB) in South West London was broken into and ransacked. Last weekend I was dismayed to read (Morning Star, Sat 14 – Sun 15 December) of the raid of the North London home of Sam Fairbairn the national secretary for the People's Assembly. Needless to say, in all of the above cases, police investigations have ceased and no culprits identified or apprehended.Jon D. WhiteSPGB

    #92495
    admice
    Participant

    Does this commonly happen to political organizations there?

    #92496
    Anonymous
    Inactive
    admice wrote:
    Does this commonly happen to political organizations there?

    Not that commonly and there's no evidence that the break-in at No.52 was politically motivated.

    #92497
    jondwhite
    Participant

    Was it targeted?

    #92498
    Anonymous
    Inactive
    jondwhite wrote:
    Was it targeted?

    As the perpetrator wasn't apprehended I guess we'll never know…

    #92499
    alanjjohnstone
    Keymaster

    We should caution against being paranoid…otherwise how long will it be before we begin to think it was an inside job…

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