That is how the police dragged the protesters off the road – 2024-06-28 21:00:13

The environmental motion Elokapina confirmed its opinion at the moment, Friday, from 15:00 in Helsinki. The primary demonstration was seen on the finish of Länsiväylä on the intersection of Porkkalankatu. Police carried a number of protesters off the road.

Iltalehti’s reporter who was there Sampo Lepistön based on the report, there have been roughly 30–40 protesters on the roadway. The police arrested those that didn’t comply with the order to depart. The police needed to drag a number of the protesters into buses.

The demonstrators moved from Porkkalankatu in a unified procession to the intersection of Mechelininkatu and Pohjoisen Rautatiekatu. Among the protesters went to take a seat on the road, however the police informed them to maneuver off the highway. The police needed to transfer a number of the protesters off the road. The state of affairs on the web site calmed down after this.

The environmental motion Elokapina demonstrated in Helsinki on Friday on the finish of Länsiväylä on the intersection of Porkkalankatu, and later on the intersection of Mechelininkatu and Pohjoisen Rautatiekatu. Police carried a number of protesters off the road. Antti Nikkanen

The police already mentioned upfront of their announcement on Thursday that they won’t enable the visitors on Länsiväylä to be stopped. These touring in Helsinki had been really useful to make use of various routes.

Chief Commissioner Heikki Porola The Helsinki police mentioned in a press launch that the police at all times negotiates with the organizer of the demonstration, in order that there isn’t any unreasonable disturbance to different residents of the town.

– If the demonstration takes place primarily in violation of the legislation, endangers public order and security, or blocks visitors, the police can intervene in the midst of the occasion, by giving directions and orders, or on the final resort by ending the demonstration, says Porola.

The police have intervened in Elokapina’s earlier demonstrations earlier than, for instance by carrying the demonstrators away.

For instance, at Tuesday’s demonstration within the coronary heart of Helsinki, the police arrested greater than 100 demonstrators. Amongst these arrested was a Swedish local weather activist Greta Thunberg.