{"id":372,"date":"2007-02-23T08:08:18","date_gmt":"2007-02-22T22:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/machinegunkeyboard.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2007-03-01T14:12:35","modified_gmt":"2007-03-01T04:12:35","slug":"nsw-police-political-repression-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/machinegunkeyboard.com\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"NSW Police: Political repression squad?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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image: The Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Organisers from the Stop the War Coalition<\/a> lodged an application for a permit to march in Sydney streets to protest the visit of US President of Vice, Dick Cheney, more than 7 days prior to the event. Pursuant to the rules regarding such applications, this advance notice should grant automatic permission to march unless the Supreme Court issues an injunction prohibiting the march. <\/p>\n

There was no Supreme Court injunction issued, but NSW Police used physical violence regardless against marchers in a failed attempt to contain the protest.
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\n10 protesters have been arrested and eight have been charged<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Seven men and one woman, aged between 16 and 53, have been charged with a range of offences.<\/em><\/p>\n

Those include assaulting police, obstructing traffic, inciting crowd violence, resisting arrest, malicious damage and offensive conduct and language.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NSW Police have also ‘locked down<\/a>‘ a section of The Rocks<\/a>– and are permitting Cheney’s security detail to carry their own firearms, a significant deviation from standard protocol, requiring amendments of NSW firearms regulations<\/a> by NSW Premier Iemma. I wonder if Michael Somare<\/a>‘s security personnel are allowed to pack heat…<\/p>\n

More anti-Cheney protests are expected<\/a> in Sydney today.<\/p>\n

People are warned to avoid the city if they can until Mr Cheney leaves Sydney on Sunday morning.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You’d think the stink of hypocrisy alone would clear the CBD.<\/p>\n

-weez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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