Crops attacked European legislation gave the executive the power to withdraw consent at any time if evidence emerged of a threat to public health or the environment, he added. Last weekend, about 35 environmentalists staged a protest outside the farm near Daviot where the current trial is being held. There have been three attacks on the crops in the space of a week. Six people were arrested after the most recent incident and appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court this week. Rural Affairs Minister Ross Finnie has rejected calls for the trials to be abandoned.
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