Monday, October 18, 2010

Iltalehti.fi : Police beat up demonstrators in Belgium

Original Finnish at http://blogit.iltalehti.fi/dan-koivulaakso/2010/10/12/poliisi-pahoinpiteli-mielenosoittajia-belgiassa/

Here's a VERY rough Google translation --- any Finnish speakers out there who can provide a real translation?

Iltalehti.fi
 
Police beat up demonstrators in Belgium
Written by
Dan Koivulaakso
 


Photo: Indymedia BXL
Finnish society, there is currently much debate on immigration. Kauhistelevat are rampant threats, and racist discourses are generalizations. Status of migrants in the labor market is inundated with all the other less than Molina. The situation is topsy-turvy, migrants are more interested in their work than benefit, a criminal who pay low wages, employers.
Trying to find a refreshing exception immigration debate vihapuheelle siirtolaisaktivistia interviewed Finns, who took part in a trans-European trade union day of action 29.9. and the Border No Border camp in Brussels. Eurooopan 'capital' Brussels is also a symbol of the Union siirtolaisvastaista policy, which is No Border camp for questioning. The camp was held for more than 500 people from around the world to urge the people of free movement of capital and offset tarvaroiden free movement. Demonstrations attended by several times the number of people.
Näkyikö border movements in the streets of Brussels?
On Wednesday, 29.9. trade unions organized a large demonstration in the European Union's Economic and Financial Council Ecofin against. Many countries also saw a general strike. Tens of thousands of people protesting. Police, however, took the catch over 300 people pre-emptively. Police used a very harsh towards the demonstrators and bystanders.
Ecofin's duties also include the development and adoption of the European Parliament with 100 billion, equal to the budget and deal with financial markets and capital movements and economic relations with third countries. Police actions are a clear signal that financial supervision and management, as the Union of expression and fundamental rights are more important. Resistance swept in power hide in order not to appear on the streets of politicians and officials questioning the decisions or opinions of people.
On the same day, met with the Ecofin Council of the European Union's external border controls between Member States and the Operational Cooperation Body - Frontex. Before the start of the meeting activists successfully shut down the meeting place of Frontex.
 
Siirtolaisaktivisti interviewed, says that "the event was designed to exclude human wall of the venue and the meeting to signal to visitors that a different border policy is possible, we do not want Europe to be closed, and we do not accept the European Union's border security agency Frontex operations against migrants."
Police finally caught up, by closing all the doors and a number of activists participated in the event tracking passers-by. Kiinnitettuja batons were beaten on the head and neck was raised in the air.
"Personally, I was taken to the Frontex meeting olleesta event. Activists stood calmly in front of the doors in place while attached to each other and shouting slogans against the activities of Frontex. Until the police arrived on the scene kymemmenien cars and horses and began to hand off one by one, people. Kehoitettu people will not leave the room or any kind of warning is not issued before the violence, "siirtolaisaktivisti continue.
More than 300 activists were transported to the police station in the municipality of Etterbeek cells. Apprehended was held in confinement for 12 hours without the opportunity for example to the bathroom. No one told to be caught up and people photographed in the register without having to tell the reason.
"I did not get to use the toilet, even though we asked for it many times. Pissasimme empty water bottles or cell floor. Until more than 12 hours after I got out of the cell. Before leaving the police photographed all. I used a photograph of the right to refuse, because I had not been reported to be taking photos. Police, however, pressed me against the wall from the neck and pulled my head up violently hiuksita tearing, as was done in a large proportion of catch taken, "a Finnish activist says.
The next day's protests were withdrawn because of arrests. Police, however, was guilty of domination, even if people were caught off the street for no reason, even if they just left the camp store or use the nearby swimming pool suihkuja.Perjantaina was to organize yet another demonstration of it will never be successful because the police took preventive measures to both the organizers of the demonstration that hundreds of people who oleskelmaan only occurred near the station.
"The police took, inter alia, to drive the square seen standing high school class, whose purpose was not even participate in the demonstration. This aptly describes my view of police arbitrariness and unnecessary force ", a Finnish activist smirk, but will continue as serious." Two women were caught off the street and the police station, they were forced to strip themselves naked during interrogation. They are pressured into sexual violence, threat. Some henkillölllisyystodistukset hävitetettiin by the police, part of the personal property was not given back, and all of this because people just walked on the street, "a Finnish activist, was shocked.
Also, Red Pepper magazine, a former journalist, says that the police assaulted him and threatened him and taken the second caught threatened sexual violence. Today, professors Marianne Maeckelberghe grabbed his valokuvatessaan police violence.
Brussels events demonstrate once again that money goes to basic human rights. Mobility of capital and profits at the expense of the pursuit of human freedom is considered more important than the individual the opportunity to better the lives and livelihoods in the new home.
"Democracy in Brussels seemed to be a deprivation of liberty, human rights pamputuksena and bruising and promote human values across Europe by putting people in prison without papers such as the conditions and sending them back to the circumstances in which they have already fled the country," siirtolaisaktivisti stop uhkuen still fighting spirit in the future.

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