Date: 21 April 2008
Animal rights extremist pleads guilty in court
After entering a plea of guilty, the case against an animal rights extremist was adjourned for pre sentence reports at Preston Crown Court today.
Diane Jamieson, 59, of 190 Lytham Road, Ashton on Ribble, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to 6 specimen counts under Section 145 of the Serious and Organised Crime Act 2005, this equates to 44 separate offences.
These charges were brought against her as a result of a nationwide police investigation known as Operation Achilles, which targeted criminal activity associated with animal rights extremism and took place in May 2007.
Background information
Diane Jamieson was arrested on the 1st May 2007 as part of Operation Achilles, an intelligence - led police operation targeting animal rights extremism. Operation Achilles is a regional operation led by the five police forces in the South East Region and supported by other UK police forces.
On the 1st May 2007 police arrested 32 people after executing warrants to enter and search premises in Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Glasgow, Greater London, Merseyside, Worcestershire, Lancashire, Northumbria, Yorkshire, South Wales, Belgium and the Netherlands. 24 people have now been charged or cautioned and others remain on police bail.
