British Journalist records abuse by Egyptian police (1 Viewer)

[S4Saustralia]

Article and audio clip on this page.

The audio clip is pretty amazing..

Basically, Guardian journalist, Jack Shenker describes 30-40 men being beaten detained in a police van and driven to the desert before the doors are opened and citizens storm out.

Apparently its not a one-off incident.

Dutch newspaper Trouw translates:

The correspondent of Trouw in Egypt has been beaten yesterday night by a group of about ten uniformed police officers. He was injured, but not hospitalized.
"In front of the Tahrir square there's a mist of teargas, from which suddenly a young officer emerges who heaves his baton and strikes without holding back," is what our correspondent tells. This regardless of the fact that he identified himself as a Dutch journalist.
"I shouted, in Arabic and in English, that I'm a foreigner and journalist. It didn't help, because next thing also about ten of his collegues start hitting me with batons, first on my head and between the legs, then also on my back and arms. The result is something that wouldn't be misplaced on a poster of Amnesty International. Though there is probably no permanent injury."
It seems to be a targeted action: our correspondent was alone and at that moment not among the protesters. The editors in chief of Trouw object vehemently against this violent conduct and call on the Egyptian authorities to safeguard the safety of foreign journalists.
"In comparison with many Egyptian protesters I was even lucky," our correspondent remarks.
Tomorrow there will be a personal report of our correspondent in the newspaper.

Would love to hear what people think about all of the protests occurring at the moment.

 

[Rothbard]

cool tell us how socialism (which is the citizenry being brutally oppressed by the state) means that them overthrowing the state is a good thing

please tell me more

 

[Rothbard]

if these guys were white supremacists or people who were pro free markets you would be cheering the police beating the shit out of them

you're a fuckwit

 

[cosmo kramer]

white power

 

[davidbarnes]

The police shouldn't beat him liek that. They also confiscated Australian journalists camera footage I saw on SBS news before also.

 

[cosmo kramer]

good

 

[Shoom]

They obv didnt beat them hard enough.


Bad job cops.