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Police promise more arrests as pursuit of G8 rioters goes on

The following article, entitled 'Police promise more arrests as pursuit of G8
rioters goes on' was publsihed in last Sunday's (30/10/2005) 'Scotland on
Sunday' newspaper.
The original version is available online at:
http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=2167532005

MURDO MACLEOD

SCOTTISH police are still gathering evidence against dozens of demonstrators who
brought chaos and destruction to Edinburgh during the G8 summit.

Detectives are studying hours of video footage of the violence which led to
large areas of central Edinburgh being closed off last July in order to
identify around 30 offenders and bring them to justice.

Senior insiders say that they will travel overseas if necessary to catch those
who attacked police and damaged property around Princes Street as part of
anti-capitalist demonstrations.

A Lothian and Borders Police source said: "We are going through the videos so we
can pick them all out. We are not letting up on this at all. They are going to
get some very nasty shocks. Supposing they are abroad and think that we have
forgotten about them, we are going to get them.

"The view round here is that coming to Edinburgh and causing riots and smashing
things up is simply not on. You can have your riots in Barcelona or wherever,
but not here. This is Edinburgh and we won't stand for it at all."

The charges are understood to include breach of the peace, assault and
vandalism.

So far a total of 29 people have been charged in connection with offences in
Edinburgh at the time of the G8 summit. A spokesman for Lothian and Borders
Police confirmed that officers were still studying video footage with a view to
having about 30 demonstrators charged.

Scottish and Russian police representatives have already held talks about
policing the next G8 summit which will be held in Moscow next year.