One dead and over 50 injured as police spread chaos at Czech Tekno Festival

Poland is strong on Iraq as well.

Is there any free festival left in Great Britain ?

I thought King George Bush II was a lying asshole but clearly Jiří Paroubek, Prime-Minister of the Czech Republic is giving him a run for his money. These people should not be allowed to use the words democracy or freedom. Really this clown is like, let them eat cake. Let's have non-identifiable cops dressed up like Darth Vader kick and spear defenseless raver evil-doers. Well, in the UK, they would have just shot him in the head at point blank range 8 times.

this event was not in Poland. Czech Republik and Poland is definitely different country.

I think it somthing has got to done about this crime. they think we are ciminal but we just trying to have party. We got to find someone who is going to fight this in cort.

Yeah Poland is not the Czech Republic. But they are the same. They got bought by the World Bank during the 1990's. Now you see the results. What the injected money is spent into.

PS : Tony Blair's brother is executive at the World Bank and Paul Wolfowitz, the architect of the Iraq war, is now its chairman.

This is not a police operation. This is a declaration of war.

AMEN

 http://visions.cz/var/visions/storage/images/media_activism_theory/k_zakroku_policie_proti_ucastnikum_hudebniho_festivalu_czechtek/czechtek_2005_foto_3/38846-1-eng-GB/czechtek_2005_foto_3_reference.jpg

similarities with the Beanfield in Wiltshire, years ago

someone mentions the similarities with the Beanfield in Wiltshire, years ago. I agree and it was horrible. and still no lessons by plod learned.

post at:
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/320214.html
appeal!!!!!
02.08.2005 17:49
i have spoken to the lawyers at the human rights office in czech and they are bulding a case against the police about the brutality at this event.
if you or anyone you know was injured by the czech police, please contact the human rights at the above address -
they are filing a case against the police and are determined to bring them to justice

24 travellers eventually won their case against the police after the battle of the beanfield.
it is vital that we keep the pressure on in these violent times
fight the good fight
justus will prevail :)
justice


>>>>>>>>>>>>.

I'm one of those that was present at the Beanfield and your right 24 of use took legal actions against the police:

"For three days (and nights), without adequate food, sleep and many to a cell, we filled police stations across the south of England. From Bristol, where I was taken, to Southampton and London. We were then charged with the serious offence of `Unlawful Assembly'. Most charges were eventually dropped after all of this.

Some had lost everything they had. Parents where frantic in locating children that had been taken into care. Vehicles had been taken to a `pound' some 25 miles away and people had to go through further humiliation in reclaiming what was left of their homes.

Twenty-four of us took out a civil action against the Chief Constable of Wiltshire for the wrongs that were done to us that day. "


my story of all that is over my site  http://tash.gn.apc.org ,

but self-contained at:  http://tash.gn.apc.org/sh_bean.htm

My 'Cell Notes' after Beanfield  http://tash.gn.apc.org/sh_bean-notes1.htm

Anniversary of the 'Battle of the Beanfield': 'Operation Solstice'  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/05/312088.html

'Operation Solstice' :: The definative work on this issue.

 http://tash.dns2go.com/Vtape-WVX320x240/Operation_Solstice_320x240.wvx

 http://tash.gn.apc.org/systems.htm

I'm shaken to hear of all this.

I wish all well.

Please don't let the bastards grind you down.

Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Message_for_HE_Stefan_F=FCle?=
From: "Czech Embassy London"
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:33:00 +0100

Dear



Thank you for your e-mail in which you expressed your view about the police
action taken in Mlynec on 30/31 July 2005.



The events in Mlynec have initiated a widespread debate among Czech
politicians, media and the public. As the investigation of the circumstances
in which the police action was taken is still ongoing, the Czech Embassy can
make no official comment. However, careful consideration has been given to
your remarks and your concern has been communicated to relevant authorities
in the Czech Republic.



Yours sincerely,



Press Officer

Embassy of the Czech Republic



----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Message for HE Stefan Füle



Mr Füle

Can you explain why police attacked people who were preparing for an
established and legal music event, Czechtek?

What was the government and police motivation for these unprovoked attacks?

Look forward to hearing from you with an explanation.

Thanks & regards

USA is number 1, not to be outdone. Maybe they will try to get this up on Indymedia.

The event... Versus 2
 http://utrave.org/showthread.php?t=18313&page=1

Story
 http://utrave.org/showthread.php?t=19971&page=1

Footage
 http://utrave.org/showthread.php?t=20040&page=1

Personal Accounts
 http://utrave.org/showthread.php?t=20020&page=1

"Last night at 10:00 PM I arrived at a party in the Spanish Fork canyon. I was excited to be there to listen to the great electronic artists that had traveled for to play for the crowd.

Before coming to the event I researched it extensively. The party was %100 percent legal and legit with all permits and necessary security required by law being acquired. The event was well organized, with garbage cans, porta potties, and rope lines blocking off parts of the area that you could no go into.

Now I want you to know that many people out there consider ravers a bunch of drug taking freaks. I also want you to know that that is a stereotype that is passed down through legions of undereducated parents, politicians, and media. There are many of us who are drug free party goers who attend these events for a pure love of the music.

So on to my point. At around 11:00 I was enjoying the good vibes and great music. Then at about 11:30 pm a helicopter began circling the party. Out of nowhere huge semis filled with national guard, swat, and the police rolled up. Soldiers came out of the bushes and rushed down to the party. Carrying M-16s, Ak-47s, nightsticks, and tazers. They proceeded to attack random people and push their might around on people who had done nothing wrong.

I saw about 7 people attacked (before being forced to leave). I saw two of them right in front of me. One was a guy who was walking around with a camcorder stunned at what was happening. A soldier told him to give him the camera now. The raver said no it is my camera. The soldier then proceeded to grab the camera, throw it to the ground and then began beating the kid. In the end they threw him to the ground violently an put their knee into his back while handcuffing him. All for wanting to keep his property. When I last saw him he was knocked out and unmoving.

Another girl next to me said to one of the soldiers that she didn't know how to get home as they had just arrested her friend. The soldier told her to walk home. My friend tried to grab her to bring her with us, but the soldier began yelling that she had touched him (which she hadn't). WIthin seconds, five soldiers had jumped on her and were literally beating the crap out of this innocent women. She was punched in the face, thrown to the ground, and kicked while down. All for worrying how to get home safely. She is now suing.
The soldiers proceeded to attack anyone with cameras or camcorders, obviously wanting to restrict the film that got out about it. This was not a legal attack, it was a blatant violation on our rights as American citizens. And the swat, police, politicians who authorized this, and the national guard knew this. That is why they were removing potential evidence.

We were treated as terrorists, innocent kids without weapons or even violent thoughts in their minds were manhandled, treated like terrorists, and forced to stop doing what we were by constitutional rights allowed to be doing. Our rights were completely removed from us. It was if we had visited the 1960s or communist China.

I hope for the sake of the American people that the news media does not let the lies of the government blind them to what truly happened last night. This could happen anywhere to anyone not just ravers, so America DON'T LET THIS STAND!My story for anyone that is browsing the site:

Last night at 10:00 PM I arrived at a party in the Spanish Fork canyon. I was excited to be there to listen to the great electronic artists that had traveled for to play for the crowd.

Before coming to the event I researched it extensively. The party was %100 percent legal and legit with all permits and necessary security required by law being acquired. The event was well organized, with garbage cans, porta potties, and rope lines blocking off parts of the area that you could no go into.

Now I want you to know that many people out there consider ravers a bunch of drug taking freaks. I also want you to know that that is a stereotype that is passed down through legions of undereducated parents, politicians, and media. There are many of us who are drug free party goers who attend these events for a pure love of the music.

So on to my point. At around 11:00 I was enjoying the good vibes and great music. Then at about 11:30 pm a helicopter began circling the party. Out of nowhere huge semis filled with national guard, swat, and the police rolled up. Soldiers came out of the bushes and rushed down to the party. Carrying M-16s, Ak-47s, nightsticks, and tazers. They proceeded to attack random people and push their might around on people who had done nothing wrong.

I saw about 7 people attacked (before being forced to leave). I saw two of them right in front of me. One was a guy who was walking around with a camcorder stunned at what was happening. A soldier told him to give him the camera now. The raver said no it is my camera. The soldier then proceeded to grab the camera, throw it to the ground and then began beating the kid. In the end they threw him to the ground violently an put their knee into his back while handcuffing him. All for wanting to keep his property. When I last saw him he was knocked out and unmoving.

Another girl next to me said to one of the soldiers that she didn't know how to get home as they had just arrested her friend. The soldier told her to walk home. My friend tried to grab her to bring her with us, but the soldier began yelling that she had touched him (which she hadn't). WIthin seconds, five soldiers had jumped on her and were literally beating the crap out of this innocent women. She was punched in the face, thrown to the ground, and kicked while down. All for worrying how to get home safely. She is now suing.
The soldiers proceeded to attack anyone with cameras or camcorders, obviously wanting to restrict the film that got out about it. This was not a legal attack, it was a blatant violation on our rights as American citizens. And the swat, police, politicians who authorized this, and the national guard knew this. That is why they were removing potential evidence.

We were treated as terrorists, innocent kids without weapons or even violent thoughts in their minds were manhandled, treated like terrorists, and forced to stop doing what we were by constitutional rights allowed to be doing. Our rights were completely removed from us. It was if we had visited the 1960s or communist China.

I hope for the sake of the American people that the news media does not let the lies of the government blind them to what truly happened last night. This could happen anywhere to anyone not just ravers, so America DON'T LET THIS STAND!

Stone Me!

I've been crying about the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, in this country, that made so many from my tribe, push off to Europe, out of the UK. Then the French, Spanish and German authorities noted this migration, and enacted laws to make the activity as naughty there, as here, thus they hope to stem the tide by removing the reason to travel to their countries. So, there have been reports of police violence in Spain and France, and then a really bad one in Czech. Now, a small fairy on the CyberBuss has sent me this account from Utah. Oh god, whatever next!!

*****

UTAH RAVERS TREATED LIKE TERRORISTS! EVOL INTENT'S ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT!
>
>
>
> Originally Posted by knick evl ntnt
>
> Last night, I was booked to play an event about an hour
> outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The hype behind this
> show was huge, they presold 700 tickets and they expected
> up to 3,000 people total. The promoters did an amazing
> job with the show.. they even made slipmats with the
> flyers on them to promote in local shops.
>
> So, we got to the show around 11:15 or so and it was
> really cool. It was all outdoors, in a valley surrounded
> by huge mountains. They had an amazing light show
> flashing on to a mountain behind the site, the sound was
> booming, the crowd was about 1500 people thick and
> everything just seemed too good to be true really.
> Well...
>
> At about 11:30 or so, I was standing behind the stage
> talking with someone when I noticed a helicopter pulling
> over one of the mountain tops. I jokingly said "Oh look,
> here comes big brother" to the person I was with. I
> wasn't far off.
>
> The helicopter dipped lower and lower and started shining
> its lights on the crowd. I was kind of in awe and just
> sat and watched this thing circle us for a minute. As I
> looked back towards the crowd I saw a guy dressed in
> camoflauge walking by, toting an assault rifle. At this
> point, everyone was fully aware of what was going on . A
> few "troops" rushed the stage and cut the sound off and
> started yelling that everyone "get the fuck out of here
> or go to jail". This is where it got really sticky.
>
> No one resisted. That's for sure. They had police dogs
> raiding the crowd of people and I saw a dog signal out a
> guy who obviously had some drugs on him. The soldiers
> attacked the guy (4 of them on 1), and kicked him a few
> times in the ribs and had their knees in his back and
> sides. As they were cuffing him, there was about 1000
> kids trying to leave in the backdrop, peacefully. Next
> thing I know, A can of fucking TEAR GAS is launched into
> the crowd. People are running and screaming at this
> point. Girls are crying, guys are cussing... bad scene.
>
> Now, this is all I saw with my own eyes, but I heard
> plenty of other accounts of the night. Now this isnt
> gossip I heard from some candy raver, these are instances
> cited straight out of the promoters mouth..
>
> - One of the promoters friends (a very small female) was
> attacked by one of the police dogs. As she struggled to
> get away from it, the police tackled her. 3 grown men
> proceeded to KICK HER IN THE STOMACH.
>
> - The police confiscated 3 video tapes in total. People
> were trying to document what was happening out there. The
> police saw one guy filming and ran after him, tackled him
> and his camera fell, and luckily.. his friend grabbed it
> and ran and got away. priceless footage. That's not all
> though. Out of 1,500 people, there's sure to be more
> footage.
>
> - The police were rounding up the staff of the party and
> the main promoter went up to them with the permit for the
> show and said "here, I have the permit." The police then
> said, "no you don't" and ripped the permit out of his
> hand. Then, they put an assault rifle to his forehead and
> said "get the fuck out of here right now."
>
>
>
> Now.. let's get the facts straight here.
>
> This event was 100% legal. They had every permit the city
> told them they needed. They had a 2 MILLION DOLLAR
> insurance policy for the event. They had liscenced
> security guards at the gates confiscating any alcohol or
> drugs found upon entry (yes, they searched every car on
> the way in). Oh, I suppose I should mention that they
> arrested all the security guards for possession.
>
> Oh another interesting fact.. the police did not have a
> warrant. The owner of the land already has a lawsuit
> against the city for something similar. A few months ago,
> she rented her land for a party and the police raided
> that as well. And catch this, the police forced her to
> LEAVE HER OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY. That's right. They didnt
> arrest her, but made her leave her own property!!!
>
> Don't get it twisted, this is all going down in probably
> THE most conservative state in the USA. And this is
> scary.. a gross violation of our civil liberties. The
> police wanted this party shut down, so they made it
> happen. Even though everything about this event was
> legal. The promoters spent over $ 20,000 on this show and
> did everything they had to to make it legit, only to have
> it taken away from them by a group of radical neo-con's
> with an agenda.
>
> This was one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed
> in person. I can't even begin to describe how surreal it
> was. Helicopters, assault rifles, tear gas,
> camoflauge-wearing soldiers.... why? Was that really
> necessary?
>
> This needs to be big news across the USofA. At least in
> our music scene (edm as a whole)... this could happen to
> any of us at any time. When we're losing the right to
> gather peacefully, we're also letting the police set a
> standard of what we can get away with. And I think that's
> BULLSHIT!
>
> The system fucked up last night... They broke up a party
> that was 100% legal and they physically hurt a lot of
> people there at the same time. The promoters already have
> 6 lawsuits ready to file with their lawyers and the ACLU
> is already involved.
>
> I'm sure some pictures (and hopefully some video) will
> surface soon. I'll make sure to post them up here on 404,
> so you can see the Police State of America at work.
>
> p.s. - there are more stories of police brutality that
> i'll post up later. gotta hit the airport soon. can't
> wait to get the fuck out of this shit hole state.
>
>  http://www.buzzlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62975
>
> SHERIFF'S STATEMENT:
>
 http://www.utahcountyonline.org/News/DeptNewsDetails.asp?ID=17759&WN_System=SHERIFF
>
> VIDEO:
>  http://homepage.mac.com/apexgrin/FileSharing2.html
>
> View the complete listing here:
>
 http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/e3494d9d-b34a-4866-98b0-bae347ad5b26

Just seen the movie. Those aren't looking like cops. They look like the US army in combat gear in Irak to me.

Two days after, on August 22, Imperator Bush arrived in Salt Lake City, less than one hour's drive from the attacked rave and said in his speech to war veterans : "We must confront threats before they fully materialize. The only way to defend our citizens is to go after the terrorists where they live."

 http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2963213

Hit The Decks

In case you thought it was just corporate-sanitised festivals that
were turning all 1984, don't worry. Underground parties abroad are
proving they can attract even more brutal Big Brother tactics.

Last Saturday Versus II, a 1,500-strong legal rave in Utah (home
of bigamy), USA (home of the free), was closed in a huge raid
involving SWAT teams and the Utah National Guard as well as large
numbers of police. Soldiers with assault rifles stormed the stage
to get the music off, and tear gas, dogs, stun guns and a
low-flying helicopter were used to disperse the crowd. Ravers were
kicked to the ground and beaten with batons and rifle butts.
People who tried to film the bust had their cameras taken or
smashed. And just to prove that cops do have a sense of humour,
they nicked all the bouncers for possession of drugs they'd
confiscated from people on the door. The organisers of the party
have set up a website - www.music-versus-guns.org to publish
personal reports and footage that didn't get confiscated.

Meanwhile in the Czech Republic there has been a wave of
anti-police demonstrations across the country this month, after
riot cops were used to break up the CzechTek free festival on July
31. 1,300 police waded into the teknival in Mlynec with water
cannons, batons, lashings of tear gas and a tank, claiming that
they needed to act to stop people trespassing to get to the party.
Ravers fought back with bottles and sticks.

Explaining why he authorised the raid, Prime Minister Jiri
Paroubek said: "These were no dancing children [but] dangerous
people with anarchist proclivities and international links," who
"provoke massive demonstrations against the peaceful society" and
are likely to spread "AIDS, jaundice and salmonella". The
'peaceful' Czech society didn't buy it, and Paroubek has seen his
popularity cut in half with dozens of angry protests. The Czech
government are now considering passing a new CJA-style law
allowing local authorities to ban raves if they think they're a
threat to "peace, property, or state security". For more Czech
out:  http://en.policejnistat.cz/Uvodni


and .....

regarding control of events ,,,, this is how far we've got in the uk

Face The Muzak

Cuddly venture capitalist Richard Branson likes a laugh, and
making loads of money. And he did both at the V Festival last
weekend.

The festival has a noble tradition of trying out fun new
surveillance techniques on punters, and this year was no
exception. In order to keep festie-goers safe from terrorists and
the great unwashed, CCTV cameras were stuck all over the place and
wired up to face recognition software to scan for known
troublemakers. Letters were sent to 250 undesirables asking them
not to come.

In previous years they have used Automatic Number Plate
Recognition to target known offenders, as well as using palm-wipe
drug testing kits on attendees. Although anyone asked to be drug
tested has the right to refuse, the police can regard the refusal
as reasonable suspicion of possession of drugs and conduct a full
search.

SchNEWS commends the V organisers on their bold 'Brave New World'
theme and we look forward to visiting next year's Ambient Cavity
Search Tent.

Less and less hope ......

"He said it was the police's mistake that they opted for a bad strategy of communication with the public.

"Basically, there was no police strategy of communication with the public," he said, giving the British police's communication with people after the terrorist attacks in London as an example for their Czech colleagues to follow."

 http://www.praguemonitor.com/ctk/?id=20050821E01100;story=Paroubek-admits-he-underestimated-CzechTek

So it is the Met and Sir Ian Blair's recent performances that will be the new Czech Police standard to deal with the next Czechtek if I read correctly...