[Diggers350] Police list 'Occupy' movement alongside al Queda

[Ram Selva]

That makes it yet another Community to add to the array covered by 
CAMPACC?

http://www.campacc.org.uk/

Ram

On Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:09:25 +0000, Paul Mobbs wrote:
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> Hmmn, softening up opinion for when they have a crack down on protest 
> in the
> new year? :-(
>
> The proported document is on-line at http://twitpic.com/7nu4b2
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>
> P.
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/dec/05/occupy-london-police-terrorism-
> document
>
> Occupy London's anger over police 'terrorism' document
>
> A notice sent out to businesses in the City of London has listed the 
> protest
> movement among groups such as al-Qaida and Farc
>
> Shiv Malik, Guardian On-line, Monday 5th December 2011
>
>
> Police have angered Occupy London activists after listing the 
> movement among
> terrorist groups in an advisory notice sent to the business community 
> in the
> City.
>
> The document issued by City of London police, headed 
> "Terrorism/extremism
> update for the City of London business community", included a
> detailed account
> of recent and upcoming Occupy London activities and was sent to 
> "trusted
> partners" in the area.
>
> The document, dated 2 December, which was passed on to Occupy 
> London's
> Finsbury square encampment over the weekend by a local business
> owner, gave an
> update on foreign terrorist activities including that of Farc in
> Columbia, al-
> Qaida in Pakistan and the outcome of a trial into the Minsk bombing 
> in
> Belarus.
>
> Below that, a section headed "Domestic" was dedicated wholly to the
> activities
> of the Occupy encampments and singled out anti-capitalists as a cause 
> for
> concern.
>
> "As the worldwide Occupy movement shows no sign of abating, it is
> likely that
> activists aspire to identify other locations to occupy, especially
> those they
> identify with capitalism."
>
> The document stated that police had "received a number of hostile
> reconnaissance reports concerning individuals who would fit the
> anti-capitalist
> profile", and asked businesses to be vigilant for further sign of 
> occupation
> activity.
>
> It also said that the number of protesters present at the camp 
> remained
> "fairly consistent" but that demonstrations originating from the camp 
> had
> "decreased and lacked the support and momentum of earlier actions".
>
> The City of London police have as yet been unwilling to reveal how 
> many
> businesses were included on the mailing but their list is thought to 
> include
> large multinationals and banks.
>
> A City of London police source admitted that the "title of the 
> document was
> not helpful" and denied that it labelled or intended to label the 
> Occupy
> movement as equivalent to al-Qaida.
>
> An activist from the camp called the document "vulgar" and said
> Occupy London
> had met Church of England representatives many times in the past and 
> were
> meeting the Financial Services Authority, which regulates banking
> activity in
> the UK, on Monday.
>
> A statement from the Occupy London camp said: "The reference to 
> 'suspected
> activists' seems to demonstrate a disturbing loss of perspective.
>
> "Activism is not a crime and the desire to participate in democratic
> decision-
> making should not be a cause for concern for the police in any free 
> society.
>
> "An institution that confuses active citizens with criminals and 
> equates al-
> Qaida with efforts to re-imagine the City is an institution in grave
> danger of
> losing its way."
>
> Asked about the document, the City of London police said their 
> community
> policing methods had been praised.
>
> A spokesman added: "City of London police works with the community to 
> deter
> and detect terrorist activity and crime in the City in a way that has 
> been
> identified nationally as good practice.
>
> "We've seen crime linked to protests in recent weeks, notably around 
> groups
> entering office buildings, and with that in mind we continue to brief 
> key
> trusted partners on activity linked to protests."
>
>
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