45 in police face charges of abuse of protesters (G-8 Italy 2001)

[struggle4progress]

45 in police face charges of abuse of protesters
Agence France-Presse, Reuters, The Associated Press

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2005

ROME An Italian judge decided Monday that 45 Italian police officers, doctors and prison staff members would face trial on charges of beating and humiliating demonstrators who were arrested during and after street protests of a G-8 summit meeting in 2001.

Maurizio De Matteis, the judge at a preliminary hearing in the northwestern port city of Genoa, set the trial date for Oct. 12.

Among the police officers being prosecuted are Alessandro Perugini, deputy head of Italy's antiterrorist police at the time. (AFP)

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/16/news/briefs.php

[Massacure]

1. Our law enforcement could learn something from them.

I believe it is spelled along the lines of A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

[UpInArms]

2. glad to hear of this - they were brutal (according to accounts

from many)

graphic photo at link

http://earthhopenetwork.net/genoa-g8_murdered_protestor.htm

A Carabinieri vehicle reverses over a dead protester
after a Carabiniere inside the vehicle shot him during rioting in central Genoa,
July 20, 2001. Police fired live rounds, tear gas and used water cannon in an attempt
to disperse the thousands of protestors who are demonstrating against the G8 summit.
REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

http://earthhopenetwork.net/genoa-g8_protest_murders.htm

Friday July 20 1:01 PM ET
G8 Protester Is Killed in Italy

GENOA, Italy (AP) - A protester was killed in a frenzied day of clashes Friday as demonstrators hurled firebombs and stones at riot police to disrupt a summit of the world's industrialized nations.

Police fired water cannons and tear gas to drive demonstrators back. At least 46 protesters and 31 police officers were hurt and 39 people arrested in clashes.

The dead person was not immediately identified by police, and the circumstances of the death were not clear. The body lay in a pool of blood, covered by a white sheet and surrounded by dozens of police who kept reporters at bay.

Witnesses gave conflicting accounts, some saying the person had been shot, others saying the death was the result of a beating by police.

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Only blocks from the medieval palace where eight world leaders including President Bush (news - web sites) were holding their opening session, demonstrators tried to breach a high steel-mesh security barricade. They hurled themselves against the double-layered fence, opening a narrow gap.

...more...

[chlamor]

3. The Brutality of the State

becomes so evident when effective rallies for freedom and dignity build momentum.

[burrowowl]

4. Bravo! For the Judge

Now if they could get Berlusconi.