Police to get compensation over G20 protests

Ten people have been sentenced over violent protests at the G20 Summit in Melbourne in 2006.

The protesters pleaded guilty to riot, criminal damage and other offences over two violent protests at the G20 summit.

The court heard bottles, rocks and metal poles were thrown at police officers. A police van and car were damaged.

[Late Saturday night saw a police payback operation when about 100 police violently attacked festive G20 protestors.]

Four of the protesters will have to pay compensation to Victoria Police.

Five have been sentenced to community-based orders.

The other five received jail sentences, which were wholly suspended.

Quote: Why weren't the police charged
for their violence? See video!!! Why did it take so long to prosecute
the alleged offenders?

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The G20 meeting has met with creative protests by local activists. G20
is a meeting of Finance Ministers of 20 important developed and
developing nations, Reserve Bank Governors, the IMF and World Bank held
every year. The G20 includes the Group of Seven industrial countries -
the US, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Britain and Canada - plus
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the European Union.
Late Saturday night saw a police payback operation when about 100
police violently attacked festive G20 protestors.

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