A-Infos (en) Canada, Quibek, CaCMAQ 2001- 85 confirmed arrests, 50 unconfirmed

["Viviane Lerner" <vlerner@interpac.net>]

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85 confirmed arrests, 50 unconfirmed
Quebec Legal Collective   2001-04-21  
  
Quebec Legal Collective Update April 21st 2001 
8pm 

Arrests: There have been 85 arrests confirmed thus far. 
Confirmation means that we have received calls from these 
people in jail. There are additional reports of over 50 
arrests that have been witnessed by legal observers and the 
media. 

Detentions: The legal office has received more than thirty 
reports of people being detained on the street and 
questioned by the police. We have also spoken with and 
received reports from a number of vans, buses, and cars that 
have been stopped. Reports include incidents of police 
unlawfully demanding identification from all passengers in 
cars; unlawful searches of people on the street who are not 
under arrest and do not consent; and ticketing of people 
who have tear gas masks. 

Brutality: Many reports from legal observers include the use 
of noxious gases. Entire streets and blocks are filled with 
fog from the gas. Official CBC reports indicate at times 
the gas canisters have been thrown as fast as 30 canisters 
per minute. There have been a number of reports of the use 
of rubber bullets and possible plastic bullets. QLC legal 
observers have collected entire bullets and shells from the 
ground. There have also been reports of the use of bean 
bags shot from police weapons. We have one confirmed report 
of a man with a broken arm hit by tear gas canister fired at 
close range (two feet). 

Targeted Arrests: There are eye witness reports of over a 
dozen targeted arrests of individuals. Police have made 
targeted, pre-planned arrests of specific people, without 
regard to their current actions. For example three police 
cars pulled up on the side of the road, jumped out and 
tackled the person to the ground. In another situation 
witnessed by legal observers, two undercover police vans 
picked up three people as they were walking peacefully by a 
gas station. This practice is consistent with 
surveillance/secret service tactics at previous protests in 
Seattle, Philadelphia, and DC. 

Immigration Detentions: Over 300 people from the U.S. were 
turned back at the border attempting to enter Canada. People 
turned back had their personal belongings (including 
phonebooks, literature, and journals) photocopied and were 
interrogated about their political beliefs and activities 
before they were turned away. Over 15 people were detained 
at the New York and Vermont borders and have not yet been 
released.


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