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Eubank bailed again over protest | Eubank bailed again over protest |
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Chris Eubank has said he wants to be charged by police after answering bail over an anti-war protest in London. | Chris Eubank has said he wants to be charged by police after answering bail over an anti-war protest in London. |
The former world champion boxer, 40, from Hove, East Sussex, was re-bailed to 22 May when he attended Charing Cross police station on Thursday. | The former world champion boxer, 40, from Hove, East Sussex, was re-bailed to 22 May when he attended Charing Cross police station on Thursday. |
Eubank was arrested on 22 February when he drove his truck around Whitehall, with a message attacking Prince Harry's deployment to Iraq later this year. | Eubank was arrested on 22 February when he drove his truck around Whitehall, with a message attacking Prince Harry's deployment to Iraq later this year. |
He used the same truck but with a new message when he answered his bail date. | He used the same truck but with a new message when he answered his bail date. |
'Catastrophic illegal war' | 'Catastrophic illegal war' |
It said: "Mr Blair, look after our people and our country. | It said: "Mr Blair, look after our people and our country. |
"Your foreign policy creates terrorism. Military occupation causes terrorism. | "Your foreign policy creates terrorism. Military occupation causes terrorism. |
"As long as we elect you, do the things we want - security, healthcare, education, social security." | "As long as we elect you, do the things we want - security, healthcare, education, social security." |
Eubank's latest display followed on from his original message in February, which said: "Blair, don't send our young prince to your catastrophic illegal war to make it look plausible." | Eubank's latest display followed on from his original message in February, which said: "Blair, don't send our young prince to your catastrophic illegal war to make it look plausible." |
On that occasion he drove his seven-tonne Peterbilt truck around Whitehall, but was arrested for allegedly breaching the peace, driving without due care and attention and staging an unauthorised protest. | |
'Not for publicity' | |
After being released on bail again on Thursday, he told reporters: "I want the police to charge me and I want Tony Blair to be impeached. | |
"I am a public figure and this is about keeping it in the news. | |
"If Prince Harry goes to Iraq, it's ridiculous." | |
Eubank's solicitor, Mark Stephens, denied his client was just courting publicity, saying he was "behaving as a responsible citizen". |
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