Injured Photographer Was Targeted
imcuk crew | 03.06.2003 15:00
Several witnesses have come foreward and given statements that the injuries sustained by indipendent photographer Guy Smallman were deliberate and intentional.
The witnesses stated that as he ran up a stone staircase to escape the charging Police, an officer behind him took aim and fired a sucession of concussion grenades right at him.
One of them exploded on the back of his leg causing serious injuries which needed two hours of emergency surgery. A witness has suggested that the Police were very unhappy about him taking pictures of their actions before and during the build-up to the attack. The legal team are now gathering all the statements to decide what action can be taken.
The witnesses stated that as he ran up a stone staircase to escape the charging Police, an officer behind him took aim and fired a sucession of concussion grenades right at him.
One of them exploded on the back of his leg causing serious injuries which needed two hours of emergency surgery. A witness has suggested that the Police were very unhappy about him taking pictures of their actions before and during the build-up to the attack. The legal team are now gathering all the statements to decide what action can be taken.
imcuk crew
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Love and solidarity for the injured!
03.06.2003 15:59
Fuck the police!
wpo
thoughts are with you
03.06.2003 16:15
thanks for reporting the truth
it´s so important
xxx
love to martin as well, the badly injured climber
and support for all injured out on the streets
love and rage!
pink-gurl
Lots of love
03.06.2003 17:11
Solidarity from the states,
XbansheeX
Banshee
Stay Away
03.06.2003 17:29
Oh, and while we're on the subject of injuries, if you dangle yourself off a highway bridge don't you have to accept some (or all) of the responsibility for the outcome.
Genevan
A speedy recovery
03.06.2003 22:54
Ray Tang
Solidarity
04.06.2003 11:28
Keep up the good work, people
looking forward to meeting you in Thessaloniki
-icr
someone from IMC Athens
Best wishes
04.06.2003 11:56
Your story is extremely inspiring. Here are we, struggling to get our IMC established on the arse end of the world, while you guys are being shot at and maimed simply for trying to let people know the truth about what's happening. Respect.
Robert
Homepage:
perthimc.asn.au
ouch!
04.06.2003 13:51
ouch!
The Bigger Picture
05.06.2003 01:49
The Bigger Picture
I don't think terrorism is the answer - but what is more terrifying and desolating than being brutalized by police?
Who on earth can protestors turn to for help?
How on earth can we rally a sleeping populace to stand with us in overcoming such barbarism?
I would not be surprised to learn that the elite actually want common people to turn their anger against each other, and kill each other - just as they are doing in the Middle East.
Richard Kobzey
e-mail:
zephyr069@shaw.ca
See the picture - The Bigger Picture!
05.06.2003 06:34
If you are curious to see the image which I've tried to upload here, please click on this URL:
Richard Kobzey
Hijos de puta !!!!!!
05.06.2003 09:08
And about the mother fuckers, how can they be using that kind of weapons? Who is behind them to allow that? What do they want to get? To scare us so we don't go to these demostrations again? NEVER!! NEVER EVER!! We will be there, and now more than ever!! And remember: the violents are they, where is our right to demostrate???
I am so f*** pissed off!!
Madero bueno madero muerto!!
All my love to you Guy,
Susana
Susana
SOLIDARITY FROM EAST
06.06.2003 15:28
xxxx
Witness Appeals
08.06.2003 10:31
(statements, photos etc) regarding
police violence on Sunday 1st June
in Geneve please contact the legal
team at:
geneve
e-mail:
anti-repg8@no-log.org