Hashtag: #Dec2Protest
Police Officers Outside Magistrates Court
[Updating] A few police officers can be seen outside the Magistrates Court building this morning [April 5], as the first defendants charged with alleged offences in relation to the protests on December 2, 2016 are expected to appear in Court. Yesterday the police said, “Summonses have been issued in relation to the protests at the House of Assembly... Read more of this article
BPS: Policing Plans for Court Appearances
People who have been charged with alleged offences in relation to the protests on December 2, 2016 are expected to appear in Magistrates’ Court on April 5th, 7th, 10th and 12th, and the police said they “are putting plans in place in the event that large numbers of people attend on the days mentioned.” A police spokesperson said, “The... Read more of this article
BIU Call ‘Urgent Meeting’ For Tuesday Afternoon
The Bermuda Industrial Union [BIU] has called an “Urgent Meeting” for all BIU members at 4.00pm on Tuesday [April 4] in relation to the court summonses served on Union executives and members. This follows after several BIU members received summonses from Magistrate’s Court, with the summonses understood to be in relation to the protest... Read more of this article
BPS Investigation Concluded, 15 Summonses
“The BPS investigation into the protest at the House of Assembly on December 2nd 2016 has been completed,” the police said today, adding that “to date, 15 people have received summonses to appear in court relating to a range of offences.” A police spokesperson said, “There are three separate issues relating to the events... Read more of this article
Video: PLP On Review Report On Protest/Police
[Updated] Following the release of the Peer Review Report, which was prepared by an officer seconded to the UK’s National Police Coordination Centre, Opposition Leader David Burt said that “if they coordinated anything, it was to be complicit in the lack of disclosure on the pepper spraying of citizens on that fateful day.” “This... Read more of this article
PLP: ‘Beyond Prosecution, Into Persecution’
The PLP “finds the actions taken by the DPP and BPS to issue multiple summons last night charging peaceful protesters with criminal charges to be provocative and unwise,” the PLP said this evening. Summonses Served The BIU confirmed this morning that “that several members of the BIU have received summonses from Magistrate’s Court during... Read more of this article
BPS: Report Recommendations Are In Progress
“We are updating our public order policy to standardise the planning process and provide record keeping guidelines” and “will also make recommendations to the Minister of National Security to consider legislative amendments that are in line with modern public order considerations,” Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva said today. The... Read more of this article
Review On Policing At December 2nd Protest
[Updated with video] The Governor has released the review on the policing at the protests at the House of Assembly on December 2, 2016; with the Governor saying “the resulting review, carried out by a senior UK police officer, is now being published in full without redaction.” The report was prepared by Assistant Chief Constable Chris Shead... Read more of this article
BIU Members Receive Court Summonses
[Updating] The BIU said that it has come to their attention “that several members of the BIU have received summonses from Magistrate’s Court during the last 24 hours,” and have requested that BIU members who have been served summonses bring them to BIU Headquarters “so that they can be dealt with by the Union’s legal representatives.” The... Read more of this article
Video: MP Roban On Pepper Spray Investigation
“More than 100 days have elapsed since our seniors were pepper sprayed and the full facts are yet to be revealed,” Shadow Minister of National Security Walter Roban said today. Speaking at a press conference this afternoon [March 14], Mr Roban said, “This past weekend marked 100 days since the unfortunate ‘pepper spray’ events of December... Read more of this article
Column: We’re Bermudians, We Are Not Animals
[Opinion column written by Chris Famous] Two months later and not one word on the investigation of Bermudians being pepper sprayed. Exactly how long does it take to prove what is clearly shown on video? Bermudian people are not violent nor are we revengeful. So the actions by the BPS, supported by the OBA that we have to be kept in our place in some... Read more of this article
PLP Call For Update Into Investigation Into Dec 2
“More than nine weeks have elapsed since these unfortunate events,” Shadow Minister of National Security Walter Roban said, adding that he calls on the Governor, Premier and Minister of National Security to “update the country on the status of the investigation” into the incidents on December 2nd. Mr Roban said, “As Shadow... Read more of this article
Minister Sylvan Richards Ejected From House
Speaker of the House Randy Horton asked Minister Sylvan Richards to leave the House of Assembly last night, telling him he “won’t be back in this House until you apologize.” This followed after Lawrence Scott, who was pepper sprayed at the protest outside the House on December 2 2016, said that Minister Richards said that he “deserved... Read more of this article
Video: Interview With Premier Michael Dunkley
Premier Michael Dunkley sat down with Bernews today [Jan 25] for a live interview on our Facebook page, discussing a wide range of topics including the protest on December 2nd outside the House of Assembly, and the Airport Redevelopment Project. Speaking with guest interviewer Jeremy Deacon, Premier Dunkley also touched on the 35th America’s Cup,... Read more of this article
Column: Questions About Actions On Dec 2nd
[Opinion column written by Chris Famous] “What transpired in Bermuda last Friday was disheartening to see and unacceptable. Let me be very clear, I don’t condone the violence that occurred against our citizens and was deeply troubled by what occurred.” – Premier Michael Dunkley It has been painful to read the thousands of negative... Read more of this article
67% Do Not Support Blocking Access To House
Global Research conducted a poll to measure public opinion regarding the events of December 2nd, and 67% of respondents stated they believed that “the right to protest peacefully does not give protesters the right to break the law and to block access to the House of Assembly”. The company said the poll was conducted between December 11 – 15... Read more of this article
