New Zealand protesters attacked by police during anti-TPP action (Update: Cops brag about bashing!)

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Occupy Sydney ‏@occupySYDNEY

RT @endarken: uploading eye witness testimony here is 1st vid
http://vsb.li/4rGZ6X
#tpp #tppa #d8 #anfs @courtneypfb @occupysydney @occu ...
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Decentralise Occupy ‏@endarken

Walk of shame 4 NZ Police at Aotea Square following #TPPA #d8 where multiple female protesters were assaulted by police

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Occupy Sydney ‏@occupySYDNEY

@endarken oh you always get charged assault police when they beat you up
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LEAK: NZ Cops Brag About Bashing TPP Protesters – U.S. Embassy “Happy”
Posted on December 12, 2012 by Occupy Savvy

http://occupysavvy.com/2012/12/12/leak-nz-cops-brag-to-u-s-embassy-about-bashing-tpp-protesters/

This week the NZ corporate media, in concert with the NZ police, set up a young female protester as a scapegoat for the repeated violence demonstrated by officers & security guards at the December 8 TPPA Shutdown protest at Sky City, in Auckland.

The combined protest movements of It’s Our Future, Occupy New Zealand, Aotearoa Is Not For Sale and Socialist Aotearoa, among others, were depicted as violent, framed as volatile and dangerous and falsely accused of wanton assaults on police officers.

Despite this Occupy NZ flooded the alternative media sphere with THE TRUTH:

* multiple sets of unedited live coverage thanks to Occupy Eye & Redstar309z

* comprehensive info-filled blogpost

* resources / viewing guides/analysis

But never did we dream that the protesters written about so libellously in the national media would now be suddently exonerated in so spectacular a fashion as has unfolded!

Global Peace & Justice Aotearoa has published a press release containing a leaked tape.

The tape is of internal police conversations regarding the approval of the U.S. Embassy of the police actions that day, a tape of which GPJA says;

In the recording the officer acknowledges Saturday’s melee was sparked when an officer “broke ranks” and ran into the crowd.

The admins on Occupy Auckland & Occupy New Zealand have had a hell of a week. Not only have they had to deal with constant paid trolls on You Tube videos posting false “witness testimony” (sure they were there! With a uniform on…) we have also had to deal with many of our own loyal supporters who weren’t present, and who took the corporate media/police line at face value.

It seems the entire country forgot our track record of a year straight of non-violent protest actions.

(More at the link. Via

Inkosi Inkosikazi ‏@AnonyNewsNet

RT @endarken: LEAK: #NZ Cops Brag About Bashing #TPP Protesters | http://wp.me/p1ZVye-GO | #copchat