Full report to follow, but here is a useful video archive. Please add to it by posting your comments and video links below to both the G20 and any other subsequent demo's where you see police misbehaving:
Who guards the guardians?
APPENDIX 1
Section 1: Police ‘kettling’ operation at Climate Camp
(Location, European Carbon Exchange, Bishopsgate)
Section 2: Use of specialist squads
(Police Dogs at Bank of England and Taser Raids at locations in Whitechapel)
Section 3: Freedom of the press
(Location: Bank of England)
Section 4: Police concealment of ID
(Location: Various)
Section 5: Death of Ian Tomlinson
(Cornhill, near Bank of England Protest)
1. Police kettling operation at climate camp
From 1.37 minutes into this video you see the concerted attack on demonstrators by police as they attempt to clear part of the climate camp. Appx. 7.10pm on 1st April,
Riot Police deployed against peaceful protestors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t244-zEENSs&feature=related
10.50pm Second climate camp charge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBNxIOfW5F4&feature=related
Attacks with repeated beating of riot shields on demonstrators – after 11pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR27Qehxw4w&feature=related
2. Use of specialist squads
Police Dogs
As police try to move protesters in the City of London on 1 April, a police dog bites a man who is turning away from officers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovVLpwQjKVI&NR=1
This happened on Threadneedle Street outside the Stock Exchange building and Pavarotti's cafe. Four police officers with aggressive alsatian dogs were facing east, and this guy ran up to them. One of the dogs was brought forward by its handler and jumped up at him and bit his arm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGGf-Ev5a1E&feature=related
Taser raids
Police raid the day after April 1st 2009 G20 demo. Taser held (visible if paused at 24s) in entry to building and to threaten group of protestors sitting down holding hands in air. Police have since admitted using taser as threat weapon in this raid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP5I82I3n5E
Corroborating video ‘On April the 2nd the sleeping spaces where protesters were staying were raided. Many of them had been ‘kettled’ in on Bishopsgate until after the tube stopped the previous night, so had no-where else to stay the night. Note the second officer who enters at 0:49 is ARMED’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmqdE0lXcxk&feature=related
Video showing build up to raid, over 100 riot police in attendance and about 20 FIT officers. No attempt made by police to respond to protestors attempts to negotiate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYNrf2GIRO4
3. Freedom of the press
Met Officer warn press photographers that they will be arrested under S14 if they stay in the area. The force later apologised for using this measure on some journalists and photographers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0-g01kwi1k&feature=related
Al Jazeera reporter is caught in a police charge at Bank of England.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpcVDu1GPfI&feature=related
4. Deliberate concealment of ID by police officers
G20 Demo. Two videos in the Ian Tomlinson section [5] show officers not disclosing their ID numbers. Here are two further examples of officers directly asked for ID and refusing to give it.
Bank of England vigil, 2nd April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1cieO-34Yc
Bank of England Kettle, 1st April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ysKLt3duo&NR=1 (34s)
Tamil Demo – ID concealment still occurring
Police continue to conceal ID at Tamil Demo – Friday 17th April, 16 days after G20 demonstrations and after Sir Paul Stephenson gave direct order to stop concealment of ID by police at demos.
Guardian Report:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/davehillblog/2009/apr/17/boris-g20-police-assault-ian-tomlinson3
Evening Standard: Photo evidence:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23677372-
details/Police+should+be+punished+for+covering+up+ID/article.do
5. Death of Ian Tomlinson & Assault on protestor at vigil next day
Ian Tomlinson Death – Initial Police Interview
The original police statement claims ‘the police came under sustained fire from missiles’. ‘paramedics came to help and they also came under fire’ The latter part of this video and subsequent videos in this section show actual events which totally contradict the original police version of events.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4OfBcg9xy0&feature=related
Obstruction of ambulance by Police
7.37pm, Corn Exchange. Police line obstructs ambulance – the original police press release about the incident claimed that demonstrators had been the ones blocking the ambulance reaching Ian Tomlinson. The police blocked the ambulance going to Ian Tomlinson for about 3 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f0S6PPLI8Q&feature=related
Original Guardian footage of Ian Tomlinson assault by police officer
The Guardian obtained this footage of Ian Tomlinson at a G20 protest in London shortly before he died. It shows Tomlinson, who was not part of the demonstration, being assaulted from behind and pushed to the ground by baton-wielding police
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HECMVdl-9SQ&feature=related
Women assaulted at Ian Tomlinson Vigil
Thursday 2nd April – Nicola Fisher slapped and batoned by police officer at peaceful
Ian Tomlinson video, location: Bank of England
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V23PGWd46MM
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