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Police: the law must win here
The Australian Federal Police Associ-
ation has welcomed yesterday's "move"
against demonstrators at the Aidex exhi-
bition as "better late than never".
The association's national secretary,
Jeff Brown, said it was about time the
ACT Government supported the police,
after having failed to comment on a se-
ries of violent episodes in which seven
officers have been injured.
Mr Brown said police had been forced
to confront hostile demonstrators, yet
had behaved in a restrained manner.
Female officers had been bitten, an-
other had suffered broken ribs and a
male officer's nose had been broken.
Many had been "badly sunburned" —
because of unsuitable hats — after stand-
ing at the entrances lo the National Exhi-
bition Centre.
Mr Brown complimented police for
they way they had dealt with "very pro-
vocative" circumstances. Police also
were ready to defend the protesters if
they were attacked.
"Anyone obstructing a vehicle is com-
mitting an offence," he said.
"The law must win here. All this week
it is the law that will win."
Many officers were clocking up to 30
hours' overtime each during the demon-
strations.
— PETER CLACK
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