February 24, 2025 – Cut Ties with Genocide, blockading Maersk Headquarters for Palestine – Copenhaguen
18 to 30 years old. Mollested, batonned, pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed
Cut Ties with Genocide, action in front of Maersk offices, Copenhagen – February 24, 2025
S. : “Police started hitting me with baton when I was sitting on the ground with many other people”
“Police violence I experienced myself: Police started hitting me with baton when I was sitting on the ground with many other people (maybe 100 sitting there). Those polices that started hitting didn’t say anything before they started.
We had sat there many hours already and before the violence towards me I had heard from comrades that police wants us to leave and will use violence if we don’t. They started to hit us and forced us to stand up. I was mostly hit to hands and thighs. My head was not hit.
I was not resisting to move after I had stood up but police was hitting me even though I was trying to get out from the place as they apparently wanted us to do. I also fell down once because of pushing by the police.
Police threw tear gas in front of us and still forced us to walk to that direction. They grabbed me from my clothes and pushed roughly forward. I walked through the tear gas and had to stop because of hardness of breathing.
Police was following us with dogs and batons so I kept walking away.
Police violence I witnessed but didn’t experience myself: Police was dragging people by the concrete. They sprayed pepper spray in peoples faces.”
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 | |
| X | Painful armlock |
| Fingers forced backwards | |
| Spraying with water | |
| Dog bites | |
| Hair pulling | |
| Painfully pulling by colson ties or handcuffs | |
| X | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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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