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UK: Pro-drug website in human rights row with police
Gareth Hughes Daily Post, Wales
Monday 27 Oct 2003 POLICE officers are threatening legal action unless comments are removed from a pro-drugs website run by a North Wales campaigner. Lawyers have demanded global online host Netscape should scrap part of the Beggars Belief site, run by Jeffrey Ditchfield. Doctored pictures of Prince Harry have replaced those of child wizard Harry Potter after movie giants Warner Brothers threatened legal action against Mr Ditchfield, who sells magic mushrooms and cannabis seeds at his Beggars Belief shop in Rhyl. He could now face more court action, plus a major legal bill, over derogatory comments on the site about his critics. They include the Chief Constable of North Wales Richard Brunstrom, the Mayor of Rhyl, Glyn Williams and Vale of Clwyd MP Chris Ruane. But it is the comments under the title "Dodgy Police" which are the subject of the latest row. Mr Ditchfield lists various North Wales officers who have been convicted over the past 12 months of offences such as assault, harrassment and copying CDs and passes comment on each one. Solicitors Russell Jones and Walker, acting on behalf of North Wales Federation secretary Richard Eccles, Inspector Gary Ashton, and PCs Philip Jones and David Williams, have written asking for an apology from Mr Ditchfield and warned him they will pursue the matter through the courts. The solicitors said comments about Insp Ashton were not only unfounded and untrue but had the sole aim of causing embarrassment which was in breach of the Human Rights Act. Mr Ditchfield has withdrawn some factual errors but refused to apologise.
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