Hears have enamelled an anti-vaccine event, inspired by the “convoy of freedom” Canadian, who was held for three days in front of Parliament, in Wellington.
Le Monde with AFP
More than fifty anti -accine protesters against CVIV-19 were arrested Thursday, February 10 in Wellington, New Zealand. The police intervened to disperse this gathering, and in particular dismantling the impromptu camp installed near the Parliament for three days, while activists sang Haka Maori, shouting “Hold the positions” in the face of the progression of the police.
These, who had warned the approximately 150 protesters they might be arrested if they did not leave, have received punches and feet while being invoiced by slogans such as “this N ‘ is not democracy “,” shame to you “or” abandon the obligation “.
This gathering started on Tuesday echoed the “Convoy of Freedom” initiated in late January by Canadian truckers denouncing the immunization obligation to cross the border with the United States. Started from Vancouver, they have been blocking the Ottawa capital for a week and inspired similar mobilizations in other countries.
In New Zealand, hundreds of motorhomes and trucks blocked on Tuesday the neighborhood of Parliament in Wellington. Most are gone after 24 hours but a hard core remained, determined to stay there “as long as necessary”.
Taken for a mask
The Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said that the patience of the inhabitants concerning the disturbances caused by this mobilization was exhausted and the police should intervene. “The streets of the city are blocked, businesses and businesses have had to close, people feel threatened and intimidated by some protesters,” he said on Radio New Zealand upstream of the police force, for which reinforcements of a hundred agents had been dispatched.
Inhabitants of the capital complained of being taken to part because they wore a protective mask, and several shops close to Parliament were forced to close because their employees asked to check the sanitary passes. The WELLINGTON Town Hall warned that its agents would begin to verbalize street blocking vehicles as part of the anti-sanitary measures mobilization.
“The police recognize the right of people to demonstrate but it must be done in a way that does not unfair the general public,” commented Corrie Parnell, Commander of the Pellington Police. A woman who refused to give her name accused the police for provoking the crowd: “It was a peaceful manifestation, what they did is a shame.” “I would never have imagined to see this in new- Zealand, “she added.
New Zealand has mandatory VVID-19 vaccination for people working in the health sectors, law enforcement, education and defense. Those who refuse risks the return. Proof of vaccination is needed in restaurants, sporting events and religious services. According to the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, “96% of New Zealanders were vaccinated”.