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A prison break-in was averted when Mike Downes was sentenced to a community punishment order and five-year Asbo (Anti-Social Behaviour Order) instead of incarceration at Trafford Magistrates’ Court today.
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Downes, 44, now known as a “serial egger” has participated in several family law reform protests in the UK with the group Real Fathers For Justice. Today was the sixth time he’s been sentenced for his activism, this time for smashing two eggs on the head of then education secretary Ruth Kelly back in February.
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About 30 supporters, many of them wearing purple Real Fathers For Justice t-shirts, joined Downes for a pre-sentencing meal and met him as he exited the court. Several people had purple faces and 3 men dressed as “Speak no Evil”, “Hear no Evil” and “See no Evidence” monkeys.
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Downes told fellow campaigners, supporters and media that he will continue his work with the group Real Fathers For Justice. As he ripped up the Asbo and threw it to the ground he said, “I am proud of what I have done. I think we need to be a bit more controversial, more confrontational.”
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Anyone wishing to donate towards Mikes fine and costs, please contact Pete Molloy: pete.molloy@blueyonder.co.uk
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Downes on Manchester Evening News 8/15 (video)
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Guardian Unlimited 8/15 (article)
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