Sunday, December 13, 2009

Police arrests 1,000 protestors

Around 100,000 took to the streets on Saturday 12 December marchin on the UN conference center in a non-violent demonstration. Reports are that close to 1,000 were arrested in several sweeps.
Their hand were tide and kept on the cold streets( tempreture was below 0 degree) for more than 3 and half hours before taken to the Police Station. Herman, the Spanish translator of the Friends of the Earth Group was among them. He said Copenhagen Citizens asked the Police to "let them go".
They were released arround 11.30 pm after the lawyers intervention. Some say this is a warning for the protestors before the begining of the high level segment next week.

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