February 24, 2025 – Cut Ties with Genocide, blockading Maersk Headquarters for Palestine – Copenhaguen
18 to 30 years old. Batonned, water-sprayed and tear-gassed
Cut Ties with Genocide, action in front of Maersk offices, Copenhagen – February 24, 2025
M. : “At some point the pain became unbearable, I shouted very loudly, they didn’t stop”
“The police started suddenly to attack and remove people. At first an activist, I think a girl, quite small in appearance, was grabbed and thrown on the floor by the police. I tried to drag the person between me and the activist next to me so that we could cover them, I was scared they might get trampled by policemen.
In that situation a cold liquid was sprayed on us, I suppose water. The police started beating us, so quickly I lost track of everybody around me, trying to protect myself from batons. While I was being beaten, I think from 2-3 agents, another agent pressed their thumb under my right ear, that caused extreme pain and I tried to move my head so to detach them from me, since I was also protecting myself from the beating, but it didn’t work.
At some point the pain became unbearable, I shouted very loudly, they didn’t stop, I managed to push the hand away from me with my arm, after which I closed myself more into a ball, to avoid being gripped again. The policeman tried several times to grip me again, unsuccessfully, while the others continued to beat me.
The gang beating stopped suddenly, when another activist that knows me fell next to me and called for me, trying to grab me, and then a medic arrived, shouting at the policemen to stop and pushing them away from me. He/She/They managed to get me up and walk me away, even if I struggled to walk, since they had beaten me also next to the right knee. He/She/They tried to sit me on a wall nearby, but another policeman impeded that and pushed us away, even if the medic protested.
We finally found a spot where He/She/They left me after getting sure I was doing good enough to be left with another activist from the group, who was nearby. The medic recognized me also afterwards, at the end of the march, checking again my situation. Soon after I was dropped with the other activist, the teargas was used. We heard an explosion, then a teargas bomb exploded very next to us, I started to run dragging my comrade with me, then she slowed down and I slowed with her. Then I breath the teargas. I couldn’t breath anymore, my throat felt like stuck with air, but empty of oxygen. I panicked and started walking away as fast as I could.
I shouted more than once that I couldn’t breath, I noticed a person puking next to me by the side of the road, but in the panic didn’t know what to do and walked. People from the park took me and helped me wash my eyes and clean my face. I slowly regained myself and made contact with some people from my group. Some of us went missing and we managed to completely collect each other only later that day.”
Physical violence
| Kicks, punches, slaps | |
| Feet / knees on the nape of the neck, chest or face | |
| X | Blows to the victim while under control and/or on the ground |
| Blows to the ears | |
| Strangulation / chokehold | |
| Painful armlock | |
| Fingers forced backwards | |
| X | Spraying with water |
| Dog bites | |
| Hair pulling | |
| X | Fingers pressed behind the ears |
| 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 | |
| X | Aggressive behaviour, disrespect, insults |
| X | 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 | |
| Intimidation or arrest of witnesses | |
| 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 | |
| X | 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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