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During the incident, more than 100 armed policemen were sent
to demolish 7 huts which were located on private land (not
crown land). At the same time, 18 out of 24 who were arrested
were not residents living inside the let of demolition. Most
of them were dragged out from their own house, beaten up
seriously and then arrested by the police. In Appendix(11)
ve tried to narrate how some of the residents were treated
by the police and they were judged before the law. Later,
even more charges without reasonable grounds (Appendix 11)
like possession of offensive weapons, obstructing police and resisting arrest etc. were added to the people, besides being charged with taking part in an unlawful assembly
ARTICLE 9-1 OF THE COVENANT WAS VIOLATED.
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B)
Unlawful Assembly
The residents could not have been charged with taking
part in an unlawful assembly by noting the following facts :
1. Most people were inside their houses which were located
on private land, when the policemen came on May 27, 1979.
They did net gether together purposely or had the intention
to assemble.
2.
3.
Some of them were forced out of their houses by teargas
bombs.
4. Some of then saw their neighbours being beaten up by the
police seriously and came out of their houses to stop
the police brutality.
5.
People in Lot 16 wanted to protect their property only. Since they were so unfairly treated by the Government
and cheated by the Landlord.
ARTICLE 21 OF THE COVENANT WAS VIOLATED
C) Invasion of Privacy
Police had no right to enter Lot 15 because it was private
land. People living there had even right to resist if the ir
privacy was invaded. Therefore, the entry of the Police into
the area was unlawful. Beating up and arresting people of
Lot 15 were even more ridiculous.
ARTICLE 17-1 & 2 OF THE COVENANT WAS VIOLATED.
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