IOC requests info on protest controls
One week to the closing ceremonies, and suddenly the IOC is worried about how the protestors WERE treated? Clueless jackasses.
IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said Monday that the group requested the information Friday in a letter sent via Beijing Olympic organizers but had received no response.
You sent it on Monday. If the Post Office there is like most Post Offices it won’t get there until next Monday.
“It’s true that we do sit here with the question put by the parties … not answered,” Davies said. “From the IOC perspective, we would like to see these answered very much and we encourage as much transparency as possible on this matter.”
Hours later, China’s state-run news agency, Xinhua, reported that police had received 77 protest applications involving 149 people. Police said 74 of the requests had been voluntarily withdrawn after the disputes were resolved. Two other applications required revisions and one was rejected for unknown reasons, the news agency said.
Well there is your response. It’s as lame as you pretending to actually care about the abuses in China. If you really cared you would have not gone in the first place.
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Some people did get permits to protest AFTER the games are over. Wang Wenjin was turned down the first time, because his group was not registered in MAINLAND China — only he was registered as he was there — . he and his group are from Hong Kong. Hmmm
He then returned with his protestors and all went through the process again.
After about 90 minutes, Wang and his group left the building to get something to eat. He said the authorities had asked each of them to write out a lengthy application letter stating the objectives of their protest, the number and identities of participants, the protest location and any expected protest routes, and the slogans and banners that would be used.
“We did all that, and then the officials said they wanted more,” Wang said.
Don’t bureaucrats always want more blood, err paperwork?
After dinner, Wang returned. He was told that if the application were approved, he would be able to protest on Aug. 26 or 27, after the Olympics are over.
“What’s the point of that?” Wang fumed. “These so-called ‘protest zones’ are a kind of show, to show a good image to the outside world. But they use all kinds of excuses to decline all requests.”
Don’t worry Mr Wang, we all know the truth about China. They are only fooling themselves.
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