EU agrees anti-capitalist crackdown laws
The European Union has agreed a package of measures designed to crack down on violent protests at meetings of the world’s wealthiest leaders.
The move comes ahead of a G8 summit in Genoa this week that is expected to attract 100,000 anti-capitalists and environmental activists.
Violence is expected to accompany the mass protest, especially after three unarmed demonstrators were shot by Swedish police during a protest at the EU summit in Gothenburg last month.
Last night, justice ministers from the EU’s 15 member states agreed new laws designed to prevent violent protests.
The ministers decided to establish a police chiefs’ task force to share information about protestors and the best way to crack down on them.
The new laws also give EU member states the power to prevent people with a record of public order offences from travelling to the scene of future summits.
