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FIVE people have been charged over Melbourne’s violent G20 protests following a series of dawn raids across Sydney.
Four men, aged 20 to 25, and a 17-year-old boy, were arrested during the raids across five Sydney suburbs by NSW Police and Victorian police attached to Operation Salver, established to investigate the protest.
The protests occurred on November 18 last year in streets surrounding Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, which was hosting the summit of financial leaders from 19 countries plus the European Union.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said items of clothing were seized during the raids, which were all conducted at about 6.30am (AEDT) today.
Sunil Menon, 25, from Darlington, Daniel Jones, 20, from Balmain East, Timothy Davis-Frank, 22, from Bronte, and Daniel Robins, 24, from Newtown, were granted bail in Sydney’s Central Local Court today.
The 17-year-old from Haberfield, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was granted bail in Bidura Children’s Court.
They have been charged with a variety of offences, including aggravated burglary, riot, affray, unlawful assembly, criminal damage and conduct endangering person.
All five, who were the subject of Victorian arrest warrants, will face Melbourne Magistrate’s Court on March 20.
The Stop the War Coalition said the raids were an attempt to intimidate anti-war activists in the lead-up to the APEC summit in Sydney in September.
Between eight and 15 officers were involved in each raid, which also involved three family homes, it said.
Police makes further arrests over G20 protests
Victorian and New South Wales police have arrested another five people over last November’s G20 summit protests.
Detectives from Operation Salver searched five properties in Sydney this morning.
Four men aged in their 20s and a 17-year-old boy will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court next week on charges including riot, affray, and criminal damage.
Forty people have now been arrested over the protests.
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Fucking bastards. Cops are scum. Love and solidarity to the new arrestees and everyone else thats been arrested throughout this witch-hunt.
Comment by Aotearoa Anarchist — March 14, 2007 @ 10:01 pm
Love and support to the other arrestees. Kia kaha, stay strong in your belief in a better world, don’t let the bastards grind you down This (as in other countries) is all part of the criminalization of dissent.
“”Today we are remembering our eldest elders, those who initiated the long struggle of resistance against the arrogance of Authority and the violence of money. They, our ancestors, taught us that a people with pride are a people who do not surrender, who resist, who have dignity.”
Our Word Is Our Weapon
Got a babysitter & looking forward to the fund raiser this Friday. chur
Comment by Ana — March 14, 2007 @ 10:19 pm