Germany sent five undercover police officers to G8 protests

[CHIMO]

Five undercover police officers from Germany were sent to the G8 protests in Gleneagles to infiltrate activist groups, German police have privately admitted.

The officers took orders from the UK's National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU), the secretive police division that employed Mark Kennedy to spy on activists across Europe, said Jörg Ziercke, head of Germany's federal police.

Ziercke made the admissions in a private sitting of the German parliament held at the end of January to discuss Germany's involvement in the Kennedy case, Der Spiegel reported.

Kennedy, known to activists as Mark Stone or "Flash", because of his seemingly ready supply of cash, was a regular visitor to Germany and helped organise protests in Heiligendamm, the town near Rostock where the G8 meetings took place in 2007.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/20/germany-undercover-police-g8-protests

So, one could suppose that agencies that were involved with the G8/G20 in Ontario also co-operated in the same way. Wonder how many there were?

[JohnyCanuck]

1. Wonder if they were among the black block anarchists

that went on the unchecked riot for several hours in Toronto. This violent rampage the thousands of cops on riot duty in Toronto made absolutely no effort to stop or control as it was actually occurring, but then used as an excuse to be exceptionally brutal and vicious towards the peaceful protesters for the remainder of the summit. They attacked and harassed non-violent protesters and even passers by who just happened to be walking by at the wrong time while these Stasi-wannabee servers and protectors used beatings, unconstitutional searches, arrests and detentions in inhumane and degrading temporary prisons to intimidate Canadians from exercising their rights to assembly and non-violent protest supposedly granted by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which apparently is no longer worth the paper it is printed on.

Please share and pass on the link to the following documentary (2010 MOVIE) Toronto G20 EXPOSED:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZxkAn-g4Xo&feature=player_embedded

[JohnyCanuck]

2. Activist Communique: The G20 and why I’m glad we didn’t stay home

That said, the CBC recently broadcast a Fifth Estate documentary about the G20 titled "

I posted the link to the video on my Facebook account and received a few notes from friends who reported being re-traumatized by watching some of the footage the documentary so please be warned.

The trauma expressed by one friend (who first consented to use her name but then changed her mind, fine by me if she is still hurting) revolved around witnessing footage of the Eastern Avenue Detention Centre where she was detained for more than 24 hours. She called it "Hell".

I reflected upon the title of the documentary - "You Should Have Stayed Home" - that subtle hint (or perhaps thorn) that it was the activists themselves who were ultimately to blame for the treatment they received by the police during the G20.

This suggestion that it was the activists' and journalists' fault/"we deserved what we got" for acting upon our democratic right to protest and cover that protest that I find troubling.

SNIP

1: Call for the resignation of Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair/Demand a public inquiry - Toronto rally

Saturday March 5, 2011

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Yonge Dundas Square

TTC: Dundas Station

More info here.

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2: The Canadian Civil Liberties Association demands a public G20 inquiry NOW.

Demand a public G20 inquiry now!

February 28th, 2011:

"It is imperative that there be a full public inquiry into what happened during the G20 in order to get at the truth and ensure it doesn't happen again.

The maintenance of public confidence in law enforcement demands nothing less."

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Union of Public and General Employees are pleased to present this new report, based on the Breach of the Peace - G20 Summit: Accountability in Policing and Governance public hearings the two organizations held in Toronto and Montreal in November 2010.

Download the press release

Based on the issues identified over the course of the public hearings, the report offers a comprehensive overview of the major civil liberties violations that took place during the G20 Summit, and puts forward a series of recommendations aimed at protecting constitutional rights in future public order policing operations.

CCLA invites you to download and read this new report. We look forward to your comments, questions and feedback.

Eight months after the events of the G20, there are a number of ongoing inquiries that are seeking to shed light on what happened. However, none of these investigations have a broad enough mandate to look at all the aspects of policing and public safety and their interplay.

CCLA and NUPGE continue to believe that only a federal, public inquiry can deliver the answers that Canadians deserve.

We ask you to take a stand today, and to send the message below to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and/or Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to demand a G20 Inquiry Now!

Feel free to copy/paste the text and compose your own email, or send a letter.

The Right Honourable Stephen Harper
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

The Honourable Dalton McGuinty
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building, Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/krystalline-kraus/2011/03/activist-communique-g20-and-why-i%E2%80%99m-glad-we-didn%E2%80%99t-stay-hom

[CHIMO]

3. Something

That the politicians should be considering is the effect on juries.

When it comes to testimony in court, people may consider a police officer's comments as biased.

It is something that really needs to be taken into consideration.

Vancouver RCMP at the airport. 2006 election. 2010 G20 in TO.