Suspected Agitators to Face Detention at Next Year’’s G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia
Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 10:34AM
Gangster Government

A “catch all” offence of attempting to disrupt the G20, and powers to refuse bail for alleged offenders were yesterday highlighted by the Queensland Law Society as of grave concern.

Criminal lawyer Peter Shields told a public hearing of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee even carrying eggs to a breakfast at South Bank could be enough to get thrown in jail under the proposed legislation for G20.

“The real concern we can see with the legislation is persons who get caught up with an event, where English is not their first language, may not understand that they have to explain to the police that they are in possession of eggs because they’re on their way to South Bank for a breakfast or something,” said Mr Shields.

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