Greenpeace occupies future U.S. radar base site

Greenpeace members today occupied the site in the Brdy military district southwest of Prague.

Izvor: Ceske Noviny

Monday, 28.04.2008.

13:22

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Greenpeace members today occupied the site in the Brdy military district southwest of Prague. Brdy is the location where a U.S. missile defense radar base is to be installed, Greenpeace spokeswoman Lenka Borakova told CTK. Greenpeace occupies future U.S. radar base site She said some 20 people have put up tents at the site, spot height 718, in protest against the radar. Jan Pejsek from the Defense Ministry press department told CTK that he has no information about the presence of activists in the military district. The military did not issue any entrance permit for them, he said. Ministry spokesman Andrej Cirtek said the protesters have committed an unlawful act. "The Defence Ministry has nothing against political meetings if held outside the military district," Cirtek told CTK. He said the ministry will negotiate with the protesters in "a way depending on what approach they show," Cirtek said. Greenpeace anti-radar campaign head Martin Kloubek told CTK he does not know how long the activists will stay on the planned radar site, situated near the Misov village. He did not rule out that the protest might last even a couple weeks. Greenpeace mountaineers climbed trees at the site to fix up a giant banner. Kloubek said the protest is not violent. The participants have not chained themselves to trees, he added. The activists want to provide more information on their Brdy Without Radar campaign at the spot height 718 at a press conference at noon. Earlier this month, Greenpeace protested against the U.S. radar project, part of the U.S. missile-defense shield, outside the Government Office. A week ago, participants in a protest march, organized by the junior opposition Communists (KSCM), wanted to reach the spot height 718 but the military banned this saying the military district is designed for soldiers' training, not for political meetings.

Greenpeace occupies future U.S. radar base site

She said some 20 people have put up tents at the site, spot height 718, in protest against the radar.

Jan Pejsek from the Defense Ministry press department told CTK that he has no information about the presence of activists in the military district. The military did not issue any entrance permit for them, he said.

Ministry spokesman Andrej Cirtek said the protesters have committed an unlawful act.

"The Defence Ministry has nothing against political meetings if held outside the military district," Cirtek told CTK.

He said the ministry will negotiate with the protesters in "a way depending on what approach they show," Cirtek said.

Greenpeace anti-radar campaign head Martin Kloubek told CTK he does not know how long the activists will stay on the planned radar site, situated near the Misov village.

He did not rule out that the protest might last even a couple weeks.

Greenpeace mountaineers climbed trees at the site to fix up a giant banner.

Kloubek said the protest is not violent. The participants have not chained themselves to trees, he added.

The activists want to provide more information on their Brdy Without Radar campaign at the spot height 718 at a press conference at noon.

Earlier this month, Greenpeace protested against the U.S. radar project, part of the U.S. missile-defense shield, outside the Government Office.

A week ago, participants in a protest march, organized by the junior opposition Communists (KSCM), wanted to reach the spot height 718 but the military banned this saying the military district is designed for soldiers' training, not for political meetings.

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