Police Drag Protestors From Melbourne CBD

[Beorn]

Not sure if this has been reported already but I haven't seen anything on the SOTT.net website.

Police drag protestors from Melbourne CBD
Article: _http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/latest/a/-/article/10665332/police-and-protesters-clash-in-melbourne/

Video: _http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/vic/-/watch/27024043/dozens-hurt-and-arrested-in-protest/

Perth CHOGM protest organisers have their homes raided:
_http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/chogm-protest-organisers-claim-homes-raided-phones-confiscated-20111014-1log2.html

Police use Facebook to monitor protestors (no surprise there):
_http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/facebook-intelligence-used-to-target-chogm-protesters-20111019-1m879.html

And this is just absurd. Eight FA/18 Hornet jet fighters have been deployed in Perth for security measures: _http://www.skynews.com.au/local/article.aspx?id=675690&vId=

And CHOGM seemed to be a good excuse to install this high-tech 24 hour monitoring station which will remain after the event. To spy on grocery shoppers and grandmas walking their dogs I suppose....
_http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/10470359/police-unveil-high-tech-chogm-centre/

Stop and search laws now in place in Perth:
_http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/no-go-zones-for-chogm-troublemakers/story-e6frg13u-1226161303393

 

[987baz]

thanks for the info JP,

I live in Perth and had not seen these articles.