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Activists execute citizen's arrest on Alexander Downer
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:09 PM

Anti-war, pro-refugee and civil rights activists picketed the ANZ Pavilion at the Melbourne Arts Centre this morning where Foreign Minister Alexander Downer was due to address a symposium on “Iraq and the challenges for Human Rights”.The event was presented by The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights at Deakin University and the Iaqi Forum, and co-sponsored by AusAid, DFAT and the Northern Migrant Resource Centre.

Activists execute ci...
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Downer was able to evade the rodent trap set up at the main entrance by anti-war protesters, but he wasn't so lucky with Jacob Grech and two members of the Centre, one of whom was able to lay the requisite hand on him to formalise the arrest. The Foreign Minister was rescued and whisked away by security, but we understand a certain Sergeant Schmidt (?sp) undertook to ensure that he would be placed in police custody and brought promptly before a magistrate – probably nobody is holding their breath, though. The warrant, see below, specifies a number of offences, including war crimes and several violations of international conventions.

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the rodent trap
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

the rodent trap...
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asymlum seeker resource centre
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

asymlum seeker resou...
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supports of the ASRC accompanied several Iraqi tpv holders at the protest

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Police lay hands on Jacob ...
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

Police lay hands on ...
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Jacob horizontal
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

Jacob horizontal...
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one last word to the crowd
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

one last word to the...
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the warrant
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

the warrant...
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please let me stay ...
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

please let me stay ....
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tpv holders
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

tpv holders...
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mask
by pc Friday October 01, 2004 at 12:10 PM

mask...
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the arrival of this individual caused a stir ...

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Alexander Downer Anon Thursday October 14, 2004 at 03:33 PM
Err Yuop Thursday October 07, 2004 at 12:54 AM
Bash A Young Liberal Andy c Thursday October 07, 2004 at 12:20 AM
Thank You All! Osama Bin Laden Wednesday October 06, 2004 at 11:24 PM
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Face the world with a pig's head on a stick... ..... Wednesday October 06, 2004 at 06:45 PM
You lot are kiddin yourselves... really! Normal dude Wednesday October 06, 2004 at 06:43 PM
i love guns doesntmatter Wednesday October 06, 2004 at 06:40 PM
Maybe wrong mole Tuesday October 05, 2004 at 09:11 PM
and which judge isnt swayed by politics?? more troll Sunday October 03, 2004 at 09:08 PM
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