House Raids and arrests of G20 protestors: Defence Campaign launched in Sydney : Melbourne Indymedia

Media Release: House Raids and arrests of G20 protestors: Defence Campaign launched in Sydney
media release…

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

House raids and arrests of G20 protesters:
Defence campaign launched in Sydney

Five people have been arrested in Sydney this morning in relation to the G20 protests in Melbourne last November.

Five houses were raided in operations involving NSW, Victorian and Federal Police. The “Police Terrorism Investigation Squad” in reportedly co-ordinating the operation.

Supporters have formed a “G20 Defence Collective”, demanding immediate release of the protestors and the dropping of all charges.

“These actions by the ‘Police Terrorism Investigation Squad’ are a gross attack on democratic rights. That these police are even being used for protest matters is outrageous.” said Paddy Gibson from the G20 Defence Collective.

“Doors were kicked in this morning and places ransacked by dozens of police. The ‘Counter Terrorism’ unit is in fact being used to terrorise young people and their families, anyone who dares to stand up against the war and poverty being inflicted on the world by the G20. We demand all charges be dropped immediately.”

“These raids follow on the heels of brutal police intimidation of protestors during recent actions against US Vice-President Dick Cheney, where we were physically stopped from demonstrating and two people were hospitalised”, said Emma Torzillo from the Sydney Stop G20 collective.

“What about the 650,000 people that Howard, Cheney and other delegates to G20 have killed in Iraq? If the police are so concerned about ‘violence’ why don’t they raid Howard’s office – he is the real terrorist”.

“People across the country are turning fast against the war and these raids are simply an attempt to intimidate those who have been most active, particularly in the lead up to Bush’s visit at the APEC summit in September”.

“We will not be intimidated. Protests are happening tomorrow and Friday morning at 8:30 outside the Downing Centre local court demanding dismissal of charges laid during Dick Cheney’s visit. We will be there also demanding and end to the house raids and charges on G20 protestors”, said Ms Torzillo.

The G20 Defence Collective will join a rallies Thursday 15th and Friday 16th March at 8:30 am outside Downing Centre Local Court demanding an end to police intimidation of protest.

For more information or media statements contact:
Paddy Gibson 0415800586 Sydney University Student Representative Council or
Emma Torzillo 0412472224 Anti-War Action Group

Love and support to the other arrestees. Kia kaha, stay strong in your belief in a better world, don’t let the bastards grind you down This (as in other countries) is all part of the criminalization of dissent.

”Today we are remembering our eldest elders, those who initiated the long struggle of resistance against the arrogance of Authority and the violence of money. They, our ancestors, taught us that a people with pride are a people who do not surrender, who resist, who have dignity.”

Our Word Is Our Weapon

Got a babysitter & looking forward to the fund raiser this Friday. chur

This outright oppression kinda makes Robert Mugabe's regime look rather benign, doesn't it.

Not.

It's been re-assuring to read all of the criticism of the Mugabe regime here at MIM.

Not.

Get your perspectives in order, fools.

But you can change what you do! We have to abandon them and build our own.

That's why they get you because you play in their institutions with their rule of law.

Now you're dealing with PNAC rules.

They don't care they will kill you for political points. You mean nothing to them.

Like a broom and a dustbin they just clean you up when you get in the way and now with PNAC chase you home.

New rules means new strategies. Time to build your own! Bail out!

It looks like the fat and sassy democratic and libertarian socialist masses are rebounding once more from yet another betrayal by a slim bulimic authoritarian 'leadership cadre'. Good for them.

Now just a word on the conversation here. Might I suggest that it could only be improved by ' topping-and-tailing' the two worst left and lunar right trolls?

They could be warned and suspended first - we need due process and natural justice after all. I have a long standing offer to clerk the wire to published communal standards and I renew that. I'd hate to see the Indymedia movement follow the Military-entertainment complex media down the tubes.

KEEPING THE PEACE OR KEEPING PEOPLE
DOWN? POLICING IN VICTORIA
Dr Jude McCulloch
Brimbank Community Legal Centre, Vic
Dec 1999

"Far from being a politically neutral force at one with the community, police have consistently
reacted to sections of the community as the enemy, and sided with the most powerful to repress challenges to privilege. Police have at times used excessive force, escalated conflict and disorder, and failed to protect those in need of protection"

http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/hcpp/mcculloch.pdf

they see 'Her' here, they see 'Him' there, they see 'Them' everywhere -- but no one knows who or what the fuck!

understand the concept of dispersion after an action .. that entails a change of address kiddies .. for fuck's sake. It may also help if everyone used aliases and kept their real IDs to themselves |at all times|.

Any action that allows a legal retaliatory response from the man, must be treated as an act of WAR, idiots; all associated precautions must be taken, if not, suffer the consequences.

You are fighting a totalitarian regime so expect the consequences, FOR FUCK'S SAKE. What did you expect, kindy playtime?

You are learning the hard way .. we recommend the Art .. by Sun tzu and the principles of modern asymmetric warfare.

We also recommend GROWING UP, you bunch of naive wet-behind the ears ...

Do not expect sympathy or assistance, every action must be self-sufficient from beginning to end.

Expect assistance when you earn it; the accomplished are always welcome ...

good luck, kiddies

That's right, kids. Listen to Shintaro above. He's obviously got his shit wired tight. Yeah? He's experienced in fighting totalitarian regimes. Like Zimbabwe. China. Cuba. Sudan. Somalia.

Victoria.

What a fuckwit.