The number of arrests has suddenly jumped from 11 to 26? Does anyone have any info? (afterg20 at gmail dot com, or the solidarity support number is 0408 307 722).  & don’t forget that Fitzroy Legal is offering legal support for G20 protesters.

stay safe. love. 

New faces in G20 hunt Matthew Schulz January 18, 2007 12:00am Article from: Herald-Sun

POLICE have released a gallery of "persons of interest" as they continue their hunt for rioting protestors involved in Melbourne’s G20 mayhem last year.

Police are continuing their hunt for protestors who attacked police, destroyed a police van and damaged buildings in a city riot in November.

So far, 26 people have been arrested on a string of charges linked to the protests.

Among them, a Caulfield North woman, 39, and a Carlton man, 37, were charged today with riot, affray and criminal damage.

Police were bitten and suffered broken bones, every window in a police van smashed and barricades and other objects thrown at officers during the riots in the city on November 18 last year.

Others had invaded buildings during the mayhem.

Protestors had converged at an anti-globalisation rally in the city while the world’s financial leaders met at the Grand Hyatt hotel.

Today, a special taskforce released 28 fresh images of people at the protest, including six who they believed could assist police reach further breakthroughs in the investigation.

So far, police had been unable to identify those "key people" associated with the protests, and investigators had given the group nicknames including "balaclava man", "red tutu lady", "blonde boy", "camo man" and "red dress man".

Police would not say whether any of the people they wanted to speak to had broken the law, or were just witnesses to the violence, but most were from Victoria.

Tasforce Salver Det Supt Richard Grant said police continued to review thousands of hours of video footage in the hunt for perpetrators.

"We respect peoples’ right to demonstrate, but the level of violence is unacceptable," he said.

"The general public were appalled by the anarchy and the violence by some at the demonstration."

Witnesses with mobile phones and video cameras had so far helped with the investigation, and he urged others with records of the riot to approach police.

He stressed the taskforce’s focus was on "high-level" criminal activities including serious damage to property and attacks on police.

"I would encourage those people (identified in the photographs) to consider their options and contact the Salver Taskforce

"The taskforce will go for as long as necessary to identify the key perpetrators and bring them before the courts," he said. "We’re in this for the long haul," he said.