20-08-2009, 10:34 PM
Police evict ex-MI5 whistleblower
Former MI5 whistleblower David Shayler has been evicted from a National Trust property in Surrey.
Mr Shayler and several other squatters were ordered to leave the Hackhurst Farmhouse in Abinger after a court hearing on 12 August.
Judge Robert Reid QC said the group, who did not attend Guildford County Court, were trespassing.
After refusing to vacate the property of their own accord yesterday, police and bailiffs were forced to evict them.
The group are thought to have moved into the property on 26 June.
Mr Shayler, who was jailed in November 2002 for breaking the Official Secrets Act, joined the squatters earlier this year.
A National Trust spokeswoman said: "We are pleased to finally have our property back. We are a charity supported by public donations, and the process of recovering the house over the last few weeks has cost us over £10,000."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/8213164.stm
Former MI5 whistleblower David Shayler has been evicted from a National Trust property in Surrey.
Mr Shayler and several other squatters were ordered to leave the Hackhurst Farmhouse in Abinger after a court hearing on 12 August.
Judge Robert Reid QC said the group, who did not attend Guildford County Court, were trespassing.
After refusing to vacate the property of their own accord yesterday, police and bailiffs were forced to evict them.
The group are thought to have moved into the property on 26 June.
Mr Shayler, who was jailed in November 2002 for breaking the Official Secrets Act, joined the squatters earlier this year.
A National Trust spokeswoman said: "We are pleased to finally have our property back. We are a charity supported by public donations, and the process of recovering the house over the last few weeks has cost us over £10,000."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/8213164.stm