ABC POZNAŃ REPORT: The arrest and charges against the participants of the demonstration against U.S. missile base in Poland, Słupsk, 29-30 March 2008
The Demonstration
On the 29th March a demo against U.S. missile base in Poland took place in Slupsk (northern Poland). More about the demo: http://www.tarcza.org and http://www.m29.bzzz.net.
Huge police forces were mobilized before the demo. Few days before the demonstration, policemen intruded on the demonstration organizers asking about the details of the protest and were trying to intimidate them. During the demo itself, where from 500 to 800 people took part, the police was not offensive. The police units were not visible, that’s why the demonstration was peaceful. At the square where the hydepark took place, there was a big police car with video cameras.
The atmosphere got more tense when some of the activists (100-200 people) went …