Trio on trial for spy base damage

The damaged inflatable cover on the satellite dish at Waihopai Spy Base, after activists deflated...
The damaged inflatable cover on the satellite dish at Waihopai Spy Base, after activists deflated the dome in 2008
The trial is due to begin today of three peace activists charged with causing more than $1m damage at Waihopai Spy Base, near Blenheim.

Adrian Leason, Peter Murnane, and Sam Land have all pleaded not guilty to causing damage with intent and trespassing with intent to commit a crime after allegedly deflating one of the domes at the base in April 2008.

Their trial is set down for hearing in Wellington District Court this morning.

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