Protest group in tent vigil

A handful of protesters set up a tent embassy outside Parliament House last night to protest against the Government’s proposed new drug legislation.

The embassy was set up without incident, with police leaving the area before the main body of protesters arrived.

The group’s last demonstration, on Saturday, April 20, in Raintree Park, ended in violent struggles with plain-clothed and uniformed police as five pro-marijuana activists were arrested.

Network Against Prohibition’s Gary Meyerhoff said the group would maintain its vigil outside parliament house for at least one week.

“In a couple of weeks the Government is going to be passing drug legislation which our organisation opposes – we are opposed to prohibition and we’re also opposed to the zero tolerance policing policy which exists in the Territory.”

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Pubdate: 2nd May 2002
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