Witness I, head of site security

Witness I, a former soldier, gave the most comprehensive list of alleged incidents.

“...an evicted squatter arrived and began taking close up photos of someone’s face and registration plate… Throughout the rest of the day, around eight individuals entering or leaving the site has their faces and registration plates photographed by various people”

“...it was reported that B1 was giving details of people coming and going from the [site compound] including details of number plates over his mobile phone…”

“...At the time one of the patrols left the site to go on a patrol, [protester] E1…used her camera with flash to take pictures of the security staff member faces…”

“...I witnessed [a protester] leaning over the gate with a long lens camera taking photographs of the contractors and security staff…One of the contractors left the site and the unknown male took pictures through his windscreen as he was driving away from the site”

“...An unknown male [apparently the same as the one above] was walking with two dogs holding a large SLR camera. On seeing them, he started to take pictures of the contractors and security team. The security team filmed him taking pictures of them”

Three unknown youths drove up in a Renault Clio. One youth “threw a stone at me and it hit the wall where I was standing…[this] disturbed and scared me greatly”

On a separate occassion, Witness I reported that during a security patrol, “on the bridle path…one female and one male started to take pictures of us with large zoom lens cameras…One of my colleagues asked the female why she was taking photographs, and her reply was…she has a website and she is going to put the pictures on it. She also said she is a professional photographer.”

Former Chief Superintendent X
This former policeman of 30 years experience, named in his affidavit, but who we cannot name due to the injunction, was responsible for policing during a significant environmental protest in the 1990’s. His statement discusses tactics of campaigners then, and speculates how they might be applied to the current npower project. His recommendations include: “The prohibition of photographing protected persons or their vehicles is important”
Witness Y, security guard
This witness, named in the affidavit, but who we cannot identify due to the injunction, reports hearing protester B1 say that the security guards were “the enemy”. He reports that he was “only slightly worried” at this.
Witness Z, manager of adjacent business
Witness Z is the only witness not directly connected with npower or its contractors. He is the general manager of a business adjacent to the site compound. He reports that he understands from others that the protesters camp is “causing problems”, and that he understands “these problems include photos and registration plates being taken of people entering and leaving the site”.
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