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By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:11 PM on 8th March 2011
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Action was in support of a man challenging his council tax bill
Police had to come into court to rescue judge from the chaos
Hundreds of protesters stormed a courtroom and attempted to make a citizens' arrest on a judge in support of a man challenging his council tax bill.
In chaotic scenes, police rescued Judge Michael Peake from the clutches of a mob and escorted him safely from the County Court in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
Officers were force to scramble over court benches to control the near riot as one protester shouted to 'seal the court'. Another sat in the judge's chair at the head of the court and declared the defendant be released.
Clash: Police pull away a protester after hundreds stormed Birkenhead county Court to make a citizens' arrest of the judge
Deafening cheers and chants could be heard from the crowd outside the courts and demonstrators used mobile phones to film arrests being made.
The protesters were from the anti-establishment British Constitution Group (BGC).
The demonstration was sparked when a prominent voice in the BCG, Roger Hayes, from Wirral, faced a bankruptcy hearing for non-payment of council tax.
Around 600 chanting demonstrators had massed around the court in support of Mr Hayes. Roads were blockaded and dozens of police officers deployed to keep order.
People power: Council tax protesters surround a police van outside the court
Rebellion: Roger Hayes is a prominent voice in the anti-authoritarian British Constitution Group
After exchanges between Mr Hayes and the judge, protesters watching from the public gallery charged at Mr Peake to make a civil arrest, chanting 'arrest that judge'.
A stand-off followed with several demonstrators staging a sit-down protest in front of police vehicles, refusing to let them pass. Several arrests were made and police dog-handlers called to the scene.
As he emerged from the court surrounded by his supporters, Mr Hayes said: 'The judges are breaking the law in their own courts. I asked him [Mr Peake] if he was serving under his oath of office.
'I asked three times for him to confirm this and he refused, so I civilly arrested the judge and I called upon some people in the court to assist me in this.
'[The protesters] were acting lawfully and the police should not have arrested them.'
The BCG's main aim is a rallying call for 'lawful rebellion.' Leaflets handed out by the crowd said: 'We, the British People have a right to govern ourselves.
'That right has been subjugated as a consequence of acts of treason having been committed by the collective political establishment, aided and abetted by corrupt segments of the judiciary, the police, the Church and the civil service.'
In 1997, Mr Hayes, a former member of UKIP, stood for election in Wallasey representing the Referendum Party against sitting Labour MP Angela Eagle. He polled 1,490 votes and finished fourth.
Raymond Saintclair , who organised the Birkenhead protest said: 'Today was day one. This is going to happen again and again and again. We have sent a message to this court as one nation and one voice until change comes.'
The hearing was abandoned and will need to be re-arranged at a date to be fixed.
Protest: Around 600 demonstrators turned up at Birkenhead County Court to support British Constitution Group activist Roger Hayes
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Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all Is anyone surprised this has come about? The public are tired of being ripped-off and being criminalised for such heinous sins as failing to pay TV licences, parking charges et al. At the same time real crims, rapists, thieves and abusers of children are being let off with light sentences. Politicians, many council "leaders" are vastl;y overpaid and still at the expenses trough which thety think is their right. There is a rumbling of discontent in the UK which I hoped Mr Cameron and Co would address but obviously are not.
- R Thomson, Kirkcudbright Scotland, 08/3/2011 16:50
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The law must be paramount. Not these stupid populist demonstrations. This is the thin end of a very thick wedge. It's unlawful. It;s ineffective. The people on here saying 'well done' need their brains testing. Charge the lot of them with rioting and imprison them. - me me me, me in the corner, 8/3/2011 14:23..........Correct ! And the people WERE acting within the law. It was the Judge who was acting illegally! As long as you understand this....Then you will understand that. PS: Wonder why Judges, Police, MP's, etc get away with unlawfull acts ? Because they can !, and they have uninformed ,subservient , non thinkers , like you supporting them.
- Dave, Birmingham, UK, 08/3/2011 16:50
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Brilliant stuff. This country is ours and they work for us. We must remember that we only have to abide by acts and statutes when we 'consent' to them, tell them you don't consent and refuse to give your name and the courts can't do anything to you. THIS IS ENGLAND.
- keith rathbone, lancashire, 08/3/2011 16:49
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If you don't listen, Cameron. Wat Tyler will rise again. We want a referendum on the EU. This is supposed to be a democratic country. Your kind of democracy is only allowed when you think you can't lose.
- Jake, Tunbridge Wells, 08/3/2011 16:48
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Revolution? Just who would you place in power? After the Russian revolution in 1917 'the people' got Lenin, a brutal dictator who was far worse than the regime he replaced! His secret police were a law unto themselves. However politicians in this Country would do well to sit up & take notice. The tax paying working population have had just about enough of the EU, Foreign Aid, legal aid, benefits for cheats, squatters, etc.
- Tony, Surbiton, 08/3/2011 16:47
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So, Sue, of 'Broken London' says "Not many of them work then??" - I was one of 'them', am 85 years of age, fought in WW2 & have worked all my life a damn sight harder than 'Sue' ever did - harder than ever now exposing the corruption which is rampant in our courts. ALL of those present are trying to do the same.
- World War 2 Veteran, Bradford, West Yorkshire, 08/3/2011 16:45
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