ARLA/CLUSTER: Rádio-escuta (plane spotter) preso na África do Sul

[Jose Miguel Fonte]

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On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 13:32 +0100, João Gonçalves Costa wrote:
> Radio listener arrested
> South African plane spotter Julian Swift was arrested earlier this
> year for the alleged illegal possession of an airband receiver and for
> listening in on several radio frequencies.
> 
> A South African press report quotes the Chair of the Port Elizabeth
> Amateur Radio Society Ashley Goosen ZS2AG as allegedly saying that
> they need to be licensed to possess an airband receiver legally. 
> 
> The press report fails to say precisely which type of license would be
> required since there is no "airband listening" license in South
> Africa.
> 
> It appears this could turn into a classic case of the state determined
> to crush an individual. The press report says:
> “The state has five witnesses – including the woman who sold Swift the
> receiver. They are not just determined to throw the book at Julian –
> they are still writing a telephone directory and War and Peace to
> throw at him.”
> 
> "Last week the state amended the charge sheet against Swift to include
> every frequency on his receiver."
> 
> Read the South African Weekend Post story at
> http://www.weekendpost.co.za/article.aspx?id=613870