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    Protesters at Copenhagen can now be arrested *before* they protest



    Yep, really. It’s a new law, just passed the other day. Legislation giving police the right to pre-emptive arrests in connection with the COP15 climate conference was passed by a decisively split parliament yesterday. The new legislation allows police to detain those arrested for up to 12 hours under the premise that they ‘might’ take part in [...] read more
    November 29, 2009 11:37 am - 13 Comments