Guardian Wednesday August 15, 2001 Fresh revelations about Italian police brutality at Genoa's G8 summit emerged last night when 20 anti-globalisation protesters were released from jail. ----snip---- Most of the released were part of Austrian group Publix Theatre, whose skits about hardline Black Bloc anarchists were allegedly mistaken by police for the real thing.
Wednesday, 15 August, 2001, 02:54 GMT 03:54 UK Twenty people arrested in Genoa released A court in Italy has ordered the release from prison of 20 people who were arrested at last month's G8 summit in Genoa.
GENOA, Italy (CNN) -- Twenty people arrested during the violence-scarred G8 summit last month are to be released, a panel of three judges in Genoa has ruled.
They include at least 17 Austrians and three Americans, one of whom is 21-year-old Susanna Thomas. The release of five others -- three Austrians, a Slovak and an Australian -- is expected to be ordered at the end of the week.
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Wednesday August 15, 2001
Fresh revelations about Italian police brutality at Genoa's G8 summit emerged last night when 20 anti-globalisation protesters were released from jail.
----snip----
Most of the released were part of Austrian group Publix Theatre, whose skits about hardline Black Bloc anarchists were allegedly mistaken by police for the real thing.
Wednesday, 15 August, 2001, 02:54 GMT 03:54 UK
Twenty people arrested in Genoa released
A court in Italy has ordered the release from prison of 20 people who were arrested at last month's G8 summit in Genoa.
GENOA, Italy (CNN) -- Twenty people arrested during the violence-scarred G8 summit last month are to be released, a panel of three judges in Genoa has ruled.
They include at least 17 Austrians and three Americans, one of whom is 21-year-old Susanna Thomas. The release of five others -- three Austrians, a Slovak and an Australian -- is expected to be ordered at the end of the week.
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