February 24, 2025 – Cut Ties with Genocide, blockading Maersk Headquarters for Palestine – Copenhagen
18 to 30 years old. Gassed, mollested and bitten by a dog although he was not part of the action but documenting it as a film-maker
Cut Ties with Genocide, action in front of Maersk offices, Copenhagen – February 24, 2025
S.: “I was suddenly bitten by a police dog in my left leg, holding me back”
“I was at the Mask off Maersk mass action against their headquarters in Copenhagen as a documentary filmmaker, going around with a camera amongst the other press people, not taking part in the action directly and not wearing the same clothes as the actionists.
Firstly I was hit with tear gas, alongside several of the other press people, and while trying to get away the police kept us trapped among the rest of the actionists which the police had encircled. I was handled brutally by the police being both pushed and dragged several times in different directions while trying to get away from the place, clearly running away from the location of the action.
At one moment the police pushed me over an obstacle making me trip and fall over on the grass on the other side. Shortly after getting to my feet again I was pushed again by police standing outside of the first police line. When I got away i tried to walk quicker away from the madness, but then I was suddenly bitten by a police dog in my left leg, holding me back. Luckily the teeth did not go through my skin but it ripped open holes in my pants.
Then I finally got away from the chaos, but my eyes and my breathing was damaged for several hours after due to the tear gas.”
Physical violence
| X | Kicks, punches, slaps |
| Feet / knees on the nape of the neck, chest or face | |
| Blows to the victim while under control and/or on the ground | |
| Blows to the ears | |
| Strangulation / chokehold | |
| Painful armlock | |
| Fingers forced backwards | |
| Spraying with water | |
| X | Dog bites |
| Hair pulling | |
| Painfully pulling by colson ties or handcuffs | |
| Use of gloves | |
| Use of firearm | |
| Use of “Bean bags” (a coton sack containing tiny lead bullets) | |
| Use of FlashBall weapon | |
| Use of sound grenade | |
| Use of dispersal grenade | |
| X | Use of teargas grenade |
| Use of rubber bullets weapon (LBD40 type) | |
| X | Use of batons |
| X | Use of Pepper Spray |
| Use of Taser gun |
Psychological violence
| Charge of disturbing public order | |
| Charge of rebellion | |
| Accusation of beatings to officer | |
| Charge of threatening officer | |
| Charge of insulting an officer | |
| Threat with a weapon | |
| Aggressive behaviour, disrespect, insults | |
| Calls to end torment remained unheeded | |
| Sexist remarks | |
| Homophobic remarks | |
| Racist comments | |
| Violence by fellow police officers | |
| X | Passivity of police colleagues |
| Lack or refusal of the police officer to identify him or herself | |
| Vexing or intimidating identity check | |
| X | Intimidation or arrest of witnesses |
| X | Prevented from taking photographs or from filming the scene |
| Refusal to notify someone or to telephone | |
| Refusal to administer a breathalyzer | |
| Refusal to fasten the seatbelt during transport | |
| Refusal to file a complaint | |
| Refusal to allow medical care or medication | |
| Lies, cover-ups, disappearance of evidence | |
| Undress before witnesses of the opposite sex | |
| Bend down naked in front of witnesses | |
| Lack of surveillance or monitoring during detention | |
| Lack of signature in the Personal Effects Register during detention | |
| Confiscation, deterioration, destruction of personal effects | |
| Pressure to sign documents | |
| Absence of a report | |
| Deprivation during detention (water, food) | |
| Inappropriate sanitary conditions during detention (temperature, hygiene, light) | |
| Complacency of doctors | |
| Kettling (corraling protestors to isolate them from the rest of the demonstration) | |
| Prolonged uncomfortable position |
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