G20 Summit Protesters Today Curtain “holiday”
November 1st, tourist town of Nice in France, one wearing a clown nose demonstrators “provocation” is responsible for the security work of riot police.
Local time on November 2, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the tourist town of Nice, France, asked the Group of Twenty Summit (also known as the “G20 Summit”) participating politicians concerned about the global financial crisis spread to the public life of the threat, rather than to save the banking and financial markets. November 3 and 4, G20 summit will be held in the seaside town of Cannes, the theme of “New World, new thinking.” Cannes and Nice, less than 100 kilometers away, while the former has now been security personnel will open with the outside world.
“Financial sector has been decomposed.”
The upcoming G20 summit, tourism town of Nice has recently become “crowded.” November 2, thousands of demonstrators in the streets, the procession of people holding that read, “to live, not the financial markets,” “first save the farmers, after the financial rescue,” and other slogans of the banners, drums forward; also demonstrations were wearing clown’s clothes, in front of the police to maintain order. “dangling.” Comments media said that the scene just as the general holiday excitement.
Demonstrators said they hope the international political leaders are more concerned about people’s lives, not to those “rotten” in the financial sector continues to lend a helping hand.
Demonstrators not only from metropolitan France, there are a lot of people from abroad. Their requests range from the implementation of the financial transactions tax to better environmental protection or the development of more equitable labor laws.
As host of the G20 summit, French President Nicolas Sarkozy support the collection of financial transactions tax. G20 summit is expected to consult on this issue.
Demonstrators march naked
Organizers of the demonstrations have been planned months in advance of this mass protest, but had been made a “long-term requirements,” hopes the G20 summit held in France the opportunity to let people hear the voice of the international dignitaries .
According to statistics, thousands of demonstrators, many from non-governmental organization Oxfam staff. They once took off his clothes, almost naked, only wearing a Robin Hood-style hat to participate in the procession. They hoped to express the part of international financial transactions tax to fund the global poor attitude.
Demonstrations in a peaceful atmosphere. Although the police deployed a large number of police, riot police deployed, and even police helicopters constantly circling over in Nice, but clashes between police and demonstrators scene did not happen.
“The situation is different from the past.”
Demonstrations continue, the host of the biggest security issues become concerns.
In order to prevent an accident near the main venue in Cannes, France has deployed more than 12,000 police and other security personnel deployed around the main road will be closed at the summit, and separated with a stainless steel fence to prevent protesters impact.
In addition, the police arranged a number of ports at the beach patrol boats, faced with an emergency can be the first time to react.
French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre – Henry Brandt said the reason is because this year to strengthen the security situation different from the past. “This year we encounter a complex international situation, bin Laden was killed, (NATO) military intervention in Libya, are making the situation in a complex situation, so terror level to red.”
Brant does not rule out some of the accidents. He said: “Even if the public and demonstrators protest in a peaceful manner, and take the best possible way, but the risk may be small groups or demonstrations occur.”
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