Demo 4 Hari Against Israeli Shipping Company In Melbourne Allegedly Loading Weapons To Palestine Ricuh

Illustration of cargo ships. (Unsplash-William William)

JAKARTA - Protests by a group of mobs opposing Israeli shipping company Zim at Melbourne Port, Australia, have turned into chaos. Kericugan is thought to be the result of the police's repressive actions to secure the demonstrators.

The demonstration, which was initiated by Free Palestine Melbourne, opposes shipping company Zim on suspicion of loading weapons into the Middle East, including Palestine.

In the demonstrations that have been going on over the past four days, about 40 activists lined up on the street blocking Webb Dock Victoria International Terminal activity at Melbourne Port.

"We condemn police violence today and over the past 4 days, including the use of pepper sprays against demonstrators that do not have the potential to pose threats, crowd control that increases the risk of danger, and overuse of force," Free Palestine Melbourne said in a statement on Tuesday, January 23 morning local time., quoted from News.com.au.

More than 200 police officers have secured this demonstration. Security was also increased after the police arrested ten demonstrators per day.

Victorian police said they were arrested, nine for entering Melbourne Harbor without permission and one for the crime of vandalism.

Protest activity has been very dynamic and has increased in recent days. Likewise the response from the police, said a Victorian Police spokesman.

According to a Victorian Police spokesman, his party arrested the demonstrators and there were also reports from the public asking the demonstrators to leave. He said the first report to the police regarding the mass action came in on Monday, January 22.

On the one hand, Melbourne Port has fired unpaid against a number of its workers who refused to work during the demonstration.

The workers reasoned that they could not work properly because the situation was not conducive during the demonstration.