Shopkeepers appeal weight convictions

London - Five shopkeepers prosecuted for weighing food in British Imperial measurements instead of the metric system demanded…

London - Five shopkeepers prosecuted for weighing food in British Imperial measurements instead of the metric system demanded by European law appealed to London's High Court yesterday to quash their convictions.

The so-called "metric martyrs" were supported by some 200 protesters who demonstrated outside the court.

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