Anarchy at the G8

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More than 100,000 people, including the most determined activists and protesters on the planet, will descend on Edinburgh and the Gleneagles Hotel as the leaders of the richest countries gather to decide the fate of nations. <snip>

As the world’s eight most influential leaders gather at Gleneagles for the G8 summit on July 6, an unprecedented Scotland-wide security operation will be under way to deal with a calendar of protest that includes a massive Make Poverty History rally in Edinburgh on July 2, demonstrations at Dungavel detention centre and anti-nuclear protests at the Faslane naval base on the River Clyde.

Last week Tayside Police Chief Constable John Vine announced that thousands of officers on duty during the July summit could be used to form a human barrier around the five-star resort amid concerns that protesters would attempt to breach the site to disrupt the G8 meeting, attendees of which will include Tony Blair, Vladimir Putin and George Bush.

But there is also growing concern that two weeks of protests planned across the country in early July – including an expected 200,000-strong anti-capitalist march in the capital – will trigger chaos and rioting across Scotland. In the strongest indication yet that the country’s political leaders are expecting mayhem, the Sunday Herald has learned that every criminal court in Edinburgh Sheriff Court, bar one, will be freed to deal with custodies relating to the G8 protests. <snip>

http://www.sundayherald.com/47848

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