Press Conference of the LDH (Human Rights League – Belgium)

The LDH will hold a press conference this friday about the various human right violations suffered by the Indignés in Brussels these last weeks.

Friday, 21 October 2011 at 11 AM

At the offices of LDH

Rue du Boulet 22, Bruxelles

Metro Bourse

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Following the aggression to the Greek indignant in Brussels, the policeman has been detained by his own colleagues and put in charges. The indignant was hitten during an action against banks action organised in the headquarters of the bank Dexia.

In the afternoon, the aggressed indignant and her lawyer went to the North police station to present declaration and meet the police chief Mr. Armani, who had already visited the aggressed at noon in the HUB. He expressed his deep disappointment about this incident. The confirmed that the policeman had been arrested and will face charges. 

Yesterday working groups and assemblies related to the preparation of 15-O took place all day in Park Elisabeth. The first assemply started with only 70 people and reached 200. The assembly flowed during two hours giving continuity to the working groups. The were colourful and diverse, with clowns, samba, arts, graphics, legal, medical attention, dissemination, respect, legal, music, kitchen, media center, cleaning, dinamization of assemblies and opinion groups at the end of the demonstration.

The popular assembly started after 20:30 with the room full up of people.  The Germans had arrived the previous day and the Dutch march arrived today as well as many people from Spain. It was communicated that the assembly was informative about the demonstration of today. They presented the preliminary work of he groups but there is a lot of work to be done in the next hours to warranty a pacific mood in the demonstration that starts off with a common meditation in North Statition at 1pm.

The Dutch march arrived escorted by many cars honking . In park Elisabeth media was watiting and the welcoming committee received it with applauses. And joy. A bit before sunset the 20 bikes that left Amsterdam on October 11 arrived. 

At the time that this note is published in the Media Center Brussels we continue planning the follow up of the demonstration, with the different contents and preparing the latest work of the legal team. The art group continue their work with banners while in the kitchen an improvised jam session starts.

Today we see you all in the streets!