they speak of Martin falling instead of a police officer cutting his rope!

They argue that Martin was doing illegal stuff and endangered life (how for fuck sake) and thereby try to somehow justify the action by the police...what the fuck!

Thought I share these evasive lines of the Embassy with you...
phil
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sent by  swissembassy@lon.rep.admin.ch

Dear Sir

Thank you for expressing your concerns about the case of Mr Martin
Shaw, a
British national who was injured during a protest organised in
Switzerland
against the G8 Summit in Evian.

The Swiss authorities are concerned about the tragic incident. In
accordance with the Swiss Penal Code, an investigation has been
launched ex
officio by the Examining Magistrate of the district in question in
order to
establish the responsibilities of all the persons involved.

Mr Shaw, who fell some twenty metres into the riverbed, was immediately
rescued, treated on the spot and then transported to the University
Hospital
of Canton Vaud. According to the medical services he is seriously
injured,
but his life is not in danger.

The demonstration in which Mr Shaw was participating was not
authorised.
The Cantonal Police was obliged to intervene to disperse the crowd,
inasmuch
as it was disrupting the traffic on the motorway. The investigation now
in
progress will last for several weeks and will also consider the
responsibility of the demonstrators who took considerable risks and
also
potentially endangered the lives of others by blocking the motorway
traffic.
The findings will be published on the website of the Cantonal Police of
Vaud
(www.police.vd.ch )

Yours sincerely
Marie-Claude Meylan