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police violence in finland.

court has ruled in favour of extinction rebels in a case where police force recklessly assaulted the protesters. for example, pepper spray was sprayed directly on peaceful protesters faces, while protesters sat in the demonstration.

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Disruptors-headquarters 29.6.2024 Police, activism and violence. In October 2020, police sprayed pepper spray in the faces of non-violent protesters in Elokapina. In June 2023, the Helsinki District Court fined a police officer who was in a superior position. The police justified their use of gas by saying that they needed to clear the roadway. Yesterday, the police again resorted to violence, according to a press release from Elokapina Extinction Rebellion Finland: "The police started arrests immediately after the Elokapina demonstration started and announced that they would use force against peaceful demonstrators if they stood in the roadway. The police did not instruct the demonstrators to move to another location and did not issue separate exit orders before using force. The demonstrators witnessed several instances of excessive use of force by the police, including police hitting a demonstrator on the head with a banner stick, strangling a law enforcement officer, dragging demonstrators on the asphalt by one limb and throwing and knocking over demonstrators.
Due to the reckless and violent behaviour of the police, the Elokapina (Extincion Rebelion) decided to interrupt the demonstration on Porkkalankatu and marched via Itämerenkatu, Mechelininkatu and Baana to the junction of Pohjoisen Rautatienkatu and Mechelininkatu. Traffic was temporarily stopped at the junction, where the police continued the violence they had started on the Westbound carriageway against the Elokapina demonstrators. Elokapina decided to end the demonstration on Mechelininkatu well ahead of schedule because it was not considered safe to continue due to police violence." The right to demonstrate is guaranteed by the Constitution and it is the duty of the police to ensure the safety of demonstrators. Even if protesters are annoying, it is not the police's job to beat them up.
Demolition art: the Wonderland X exhibition features tufted works by Heidi Linsér showing police action during demonstrations. Also included is the accompanying work showing a glimpse of the events of October 2020.
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