Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004 denied the island's colonial status, and with it the United Kingdom's judicial authority. Defence lawyers for the seven accused men claimed that British sovereignty over the islands was unconstitutional: HMS "Bounty" mutineers, from whom almost all of the current island population is descended (together with Polynesians), had effectively renounced their British citizenship by committing a capital offence in the burning of the "Bounty" in 1790, they said. According to the Public Defender of the Pitcairn Islands Paul Dacre (who was appointed in 2003), islanders still celebrated this act annually by burning an effigy of the "Bounty" in a symbolic rejection
Mutiny on the Bounty (band) rock with synthetic and electronic sounding elements, their guitars sometimes sound more like a computer or a keyboard. The band is known to play a lot of shows during the year. Next to being on the road, playing shows in Europe, the United States and Asia", Mutiny on the Bounty" have played numerous festivals across Europe and the US: and many more. As up to January 2017, MOTB have played over 700 live-shows. Present Past members Albums Singles Mutiny on the Bounty (band) Mutiny on the Bounty (abbreviated MOTB) is a Luxembourgish alternative rock band from Esch-sur-Alzette. "Mutiny on the