Sat Dec 17, Hong Kong—Ngo-1:30 kusasa eHong Kong. Sisandul’ ukubuyela endlwini emva kokuba sikwizitrato zaseHong Kong yonke imva kwemini nangokuhlwa kwelona dabi liqatha lasesitratweni esakha salibona. Sitshintshana ngokuhlamba i-teargas kunye ne-pepper spray xa sibhala oku. Amafama, abasebenzi, imibutho yabasetyhini, abalobi, ulutsha lwaseHong Kong, abafuduki kunye nabanye abantu abavela eKorea, kulo lonke elase-Asiya nakwihlabathi liphela baqhankqalaza, bagqobhoza imigca eliqela yamapolisa ukuya ngaphantsi kwebhloko kwindawo ye-WTO. iziko lenkomfa salingqinga sade sachithwa-chithwa ngesintywizisi kunye nokubanjwa kwabantu abaninzi ngobu busuku. Sizivile iingxelo zokuba bamalunga nama-900 ababanjiweyo okanye bavalelwe kwaye sisandul’ ukufumana umnxeba ovela kwitshantliziyo letshantliziyo lisarhangqwe ezitalatweni elalilumkiswe ukuba amapolisa azakuqalisa ukusebenzisa iimbumbulu zerabha. Isithuba esimalunga nama-20 eminyaka amapolisa ezixholo-xholo akabonwa ngobuninzi kwizitrato zaseHong Kong, yaye esi sixeko soze sifane nangemva kobu busuku.
Uninzi lwentliziyo yorhwebo lweSiqithi saseHong Kong luvaliwe ngobu busuku, kwaye abathunywa be-WTO bavalelwe njengoko i-Hong Kong Convention kunye neZiko leMboniso yayiphantsi kongqingo. Iingxelo ezivela ngaphakathi zibonise ukuba baphelelwe lithemba, besoyika, kwaye baphange ii-snack bars emva kokuba abasebenzi bebalekile.
Amafama aseKorea kunye neemanyano zabasebenzi bakhokele phambili koqhanqalazo iveki yonke, zombini ngamanani, ubuchule kunye nomkhosi. Badityaniswe ngamafama asuka kuMzantsi-mpuma weAsia, kwiiPhilippines, eIndonesia, eThailand kunye nabantu abavela kwiintshukumo zehlabathi. Njengoko isikhokelo sothethathethwano lwe-WTO ngekamva leplanethi sahlala singacacanga ngokuyingozi, onke amacandelo eentshukumo zehlabathi aye afuna ukuchithwa kwe-WTO eHong Kong- ngaphandle kweqaqobana lamaqela adityanisiweyo afana ne-Oxfam eyabiza i-WTO. ngesivumelwano esingcono. Ngokuchaseneyo noko kuthethwa ziingxelo zamajelo eendaba, ukujongana ngezikhondo zamehlo bekungekho nto ingako. Amaqela aseKorea akhokele amadabi okwenene ngokuchasene namapolisa ngokulungelelaniswe kakuhle, inkalipho emangalisayo kunye nokuxhathisa okunomkhosi, kwaye indawo esezitratweni yayivakala ngathi yimfazwe yamaxesha aphakathi kunodushe. Amapolisa ayephumile, engenamava, kwaye engakwazi ukugcina inani elikhulu labantu abaye baqhekeza imigca yabo kwiinkalo ezininzi kwisithili saseWan Chai. Amapolisa agxalathelana kwaye ahlala ekhusela imvakwemini yonke de kwasezinzulwini zobusuku. Njengoko amakhulu abantu ayehlanganisene aza alwa namapolisa kwisakhiwo sesixeko esikwiNdawo Yendibano, asichitha ngesintywizisi.
EYOKWINDLA
Kuyo yonke le veki, iVictoria Park ibiyindawo enkulu yokuhlangana, indawo yokuhlangana yemihla ngemihla, imiboniso neematshi, imibhiyozo nemidlalo yenkcubeko, ukufundisa, iiforam, uthungelwano kunye neeseshoni zeqhinga. Uqhankqalazo lwanamhlanje luqale ngeeyure ezimbalwa zokuhlangana eqongeni; Amafama asuka kuthungelwano lwe-Via Campesina, abasebenzi abafudukayo kunye nabanye bethetha ngobunzima babo bokuphila, bexutywe neengoma, umculo kunye nethiyetha. UWalden Bello, umhlalutyi wexesha elide, umququzeleli kunye nombhali weFocus on the Global South wayexelele indibano ukuba okwenzeka ezitalatweni namhlanje kuya kuqinisekisa ukuba kwenzeke ntoni ngaphakathi kwi-WTO. Ngokucothayo, abantu baye baba ngamaqela. Amaqela ahlukeneyo amafama aseKorea aquka abona bantu baninzi, ngalinye lineflegi enkulu entlokweni yamaqela abo kunye namanye amaqela amafama aqhankqalaza kunye neebhandana eziluhlaza kunye neeflegi zeVia Campesina. Besisebenzela ukuxhasa ukulungelelaniswa kwabasebenzi base-Indonesia abafudukela eHong Kong iveki yonke, kwaye besisebenza kubugcisa ukuze sibonise umboniso ngosuku olulandelayo njengamafama aseThai-inxalenye yothungelwano olunamandla olubizwa ngokuba yiNdibano yabahluphekileyo- eyakhiwe ecaleni kwe thina.
Sajoyina umngcelele kunye nabahlobo abambalwa baseHong Kong, eKhanada nase-US, kwaye sahamba kunye neqela labantu abayi-150-200, uninzi lwabo ngabasetyhini base-Indonesia abasebenza basekhaya eHong Kong. Babephethe intaphane yeeflegi ezimfusa kunye nebhanti enkulu eseludongeni eludongeni lweepali zoqalo, iflegi enkulu yaseIndonesia enamazwi apeyintwe ecaleni kwayo, kunye nenye ibhena enkulu efundeka ngolu hlobo, ‘Sink the WTO’. Njengoko sasiphuma epakini singena kumbindi wedolophu yaseHong Kong emva kweeflegi eziluhlaza zamaqela e-Via Campesina, seva kubantu abasingqongileyo ukuba amanye amaqela asekuhlaleni sele eqhankqalaze esiya kwindawo echongiweyo yoqhanqalazo-indawo elawulwayo. ecaleni komda wamanzi phakathi kwebhloko ezimbini okanye ezintathu zokujonga iZiko leNgqungquthela- kwaye babejongene nenqaba enkulu yamapolisa, apho amapolisa ayesebenzisa isitshizi sepepile kunye neenkanunu zamanzi ukusasaza isihlwele. Ummandla omiselweyo wawusele uvaliwe xa umngcelele omkhulu wawuhlasela izitrato, ngoko kwakungacacanga ukuba siza kuya phi.
Sahamba ngendlela enqumla edolophini eyayisele siyiqhelile evekini. Abahlali baseHong Kong, bexhasa ngakumbi uqhanqalazo oluchasene ne-WTO kule veki yonke, bafola ezitratweni, abanye bechwayitile, benika oobhontsi, bade banike abaqhankqalazi ukutya okulula kunye namanzi. Emva kwesiqingatha seyure, njengoko sasisiya kwisiphambuka esiphakathi kwesithili saseCauseway Bay neWan Chai, umngcelele wathotha waza ekugqibeleni wema ngxi. Abasebenzi abafudukayo babenesandisi-lizwi esiphathwayo kwaye bahamba phambili bekhokela iingoma kunye neengoma ngesi-Bahasa Indonesia, isiNgesi, nesiCantonese, besenza iintetho ezimfutshane kubantu baseHong Kong, kunye nokugcina amandla eqela linomdla. Sahlala kwindibano yokuhlangana kwisiqingatha sesitrato seendlela ezimbini, isiqingatha sesibini sasivaliwe, kwaye kwakungacaci ukuba kuya kwenzeka ntoni.
Ngequbuliso, kwaye kubonakala ngathi akukho ndawo, amakhulu abaqhankqalazi abavela kwi-Korean Peasants League (KPL) beza bebaleka behla kwenye indlela yesiphambuka, bebuya kwelinye icala uqhankqalazo belusingise kulo. Kungekudala, elinye iqela elikhulu le-KPL leza livela emva kwethu laza lasongamela, latsiba indlela yesibini eya ngakulo icala sasihamba ngalo, kusitsho imikhwazo nentswahla evela kwamanye amaqela esihlweleni. Naxa bebaleka ezitratweni bahlala belungelelene ngendlela emangalisayo kwaye bezolile.
Iiveni zamapolisa zangena ukuze kuvalwe indlela yoqhanqalazo. Amapolisa aye avale izitrato ezibini kwezi zishiyekileyo kwindawo yokuhlangana, kwaye angena emva komngcelele ngokunjalo, ukuze singakwazi ukuya naphi na. Emva koko, elinye iqela elinokuba ngama-75 abantu baseKorea lajongana nomgca wamapolisa laza lalwa lidlula kuwo, likhokela umngcelele oza kuphuma lisiya kuhola wendlela iHennessy Road—kwisithuba semizuzu emihlanu amapolisa ayesele oyiswe.
Njengoko amapolisa ephinda ehlanganisa imigca yawo kwaye ejongana nezitrato elungiselela elinye idabi neqela le-KPL, iqela elimalunga namakhulu amabini amatshantliziyo aseKorea, asekuhlaleni, namazwe ngamazwe beza bebaleka bekhwaza emva kwabo, behla ngebhulorho ekhokelela kwindawo echongiweyo yoqhanqalazo. Isizukulwana siphela samapolisa aseHong Kong asizange sijongane noqhanqalazo lwasesitratweni okanye abangathobeliyo, bebengazilungiselelanga, kwaye ngokwemigangatho yase-US bebengenabundlobongela-nangona kunjalo, bebetshiza abantu ngepepile iveki yonke. Ebambekile kwaye ephahlwe liqela elikhulu elibaleka lisiza ngakubo, amapolisa ayalelwa ukuba achithakale ngabaphathi bawo, anike abaqhankqalazi indlela yokuhlangana.
Xa kuthelekiswa namapolisa, amaKorea ayeziiyunithi ezibambeneyo zamatsha ntliziyo asele ekhulile, awayebandakanyeke kwezona ngxilimbela nabona basebenzi banemfazwe, abafundi kunye namafama azamazamayo kwihlabathi kumashumi eminyaka emininzi. Bobabini babelungelelaniswe ngokunzulu, njengomkhosi ongenabungqongqo, kwaye begxile kakhulu kwezopolitiko” becula kwaye becula umyalezo wabo kwaye benxibe imiyalezo ecacileyo malunga nokudibana kwabo “I-WTO ibulala iivesti zamaFama, iminqwazi, iibhanti zentloko, kwaye uninzi oluneempawu ezibomvu ezincanyathiselwe. ngaphambili nangasemva.
KUTHENI SIKHONA
Kwintetho eyenziwe eVictoria Park ekuqaleni kweveki, ummeli ovela kwi-KPL uxelele indlela uninzi lweqela lakhe lenziwe ngamafama amancinci, abanye babo bachithe imali yabo yokulondoloza ubomi ukuze bakhwele inqwelomoya ukuya eHong Kong kwaye bakhusele amafama abo. ubomi kunye nobomi. Kwiinzame zokuzisa kubahlali baseHong Kong umbono wemeko yabo kunye nemiba abajongene nayo, iphephandaba lasimahla le-broadsheet lashicilelwa ngesiNgesi nangesiTshayina, laza lanikezelwa kubantu abadlulayo kwizithili ezininzi zaseHong Kong phakathi evekini. Uxwebhu alukhange lususe amagama:
I-WTO ayibulali abalimi kuphela kodwa bonke abantu. Ukutyumza iWTO ibe yingqushu kuphela kwendlela yokukhusela ikamva lethu nobomi bethu.
Abalimi baseKorea batyhalelwe elunxwemeni. Abalimi baqhutyelwe kukhuko lokufa: kwinyanga nje kaNovemba, abalimi aba-4 bazithatha ubomi babo okanye bawushiya lo mhlaba ezandleni zengcinezelo yamapolisa. Esi sisiqhamo esikrakra seneoliberal globalization phantsi kweWTO. Emva koMjikelo we-Uruguay ka-1994, ubunyani boluntu lwezolimo lwaseKorea luye lwaba mfiliba ukuchaza ngamagama. Izintlu zabalimi ziye zacutheka zaba zizigidi ezili-10 ukuya kwi-3.5 yezigidi kwaye ityala lefama lagqitha kwizigidi ezingama-27 eziye zaphumelela (malunga ne-US$27,00) kwikhaya ngalinye lokufama. Ukusukela ngo-2004, phantsi koxinzelelo lweenkampani zamazwe ngamazwe eziziinkozo kunye norhulumente wase-USA, iKorea kuye kwafuneka ukuba ithathe inxaxheba kwiingxoxo ngokuvulwa kwemarike yerayisi yasekhaya ngaphandle komonakalo omkhulu onokuthi ubangele kwicandelo lezolimo. Uvakalelo olube sisiphumo sengxaki malunga nokuvulwa kwemarike yerayisi yasekhaya ekuthengisweni kumazwe angaphandle kunye nokusilela komgaqo-nkqubo karhulumente werayisi kukhokelele ekwehleni kwamaxabiso erayisi kuluntu lwasemaphandleni oluvuna isityalo salo nyaka kwaze kwaqalisa ingxaki yerayisi.
I-WTO isemva kwezi ziganeko ukuhlahl' indlela yokutya “umsebenzi†ngamaqumrhu athengisa ukutya okuziinkozo kunye nokuhluthwa kolawulo lokutya ukuze kuphathwe ukutya, njengeyona nto ifunekayo ukuze abantu behlabathi baphile, njengento yoshishino.
Umzabalazo wabantu behlabathi eCancun ngo-2003 wayiwisa iWTO wayithumela kwigumbi likaxakeka; amafama aseKorea alapha ukulwa umzabalazo ochasene ne-WTO ukuze uphefume okokugqibela. Siza kugcina iintliziyo zethu amazwi ka-LEE, uKyung-Hae xa egqiba ubomi bakhe ngoqhanqalazo†i-WTO ibulala abalimi.
Abemi baseHong Kong! Ukutya akuyompahla. Ulimo asilothuba loshishino. . Ukuba ezolimo zikhululekile, siya kutyhalelwa phantsi kwethambeka elimtyibilizi lemfundo, amayeza, iinkonzo kunye nayo yonke into efunwa ngabantu njengoko amalungelo asisiseko aya kuthatyathwa anikwe izinhanha kuphela. Kufuneka sonke sime ukukhusela ezolimo njengesango lokuqala. Akukho lizwe emhlabeni elinikezele ngokupheleleyo ukutya okusisiseko kwiinkampani zaphesheya kwaye lasinda. Ukukhusela ezolimo yindlela yokukhusela ikamva lethu elihlangeneyo.
Iqela lamafama amalunga ne-100 kunye nabanye abavela kwimibutho yaseThailand nabo baye bathabatha uhambo oluya eHong Kong besuka eThailand. Uninzi lwabo lwalukunye nenethiwekhi yaseThai ebizwa ngokuba yiNdibano yamahlwempu. Kwenziwa isibongozo esifanayo kubantu baseHong Kong ukuba baqonde imeko yabalimi nokuba bazibeke ezihlangwini zabo:
INTLANGANISO YENKCAZO YOMNTU
Kubantu baseHong Kong,
SiyiNdibano yamahlwempu umanyano oluvela eThailand olumele i-19 yenethiwekhi yabantu abahluphekayo nabahlala ezidolophini, amafama, abalobi, abantu abaphila ne-HIV/AIDS, abasebenzi kunye nabalimi abangenamhlaba. Siyachaphazeleka kurhwebo lwenkululeko kwaye senziwe abalahlekileyo kumdlalo ongalunganga wokuba abo bantu bakwiziko lendibano bazama ukwenza okubi ngakumbi. Silapha eHong Kong ukwenza ilizwi lethu livakale kwaye sibizele ihlabathi elinobulungisa.
Kwinkomfa ye-WTO, abathethi-thethwano baseThailand baye bafuna urhwebo olukhululekileyo kwihlabathi jikelele kwiimveliso zezolimo. Asivumelani. Igqiza alimelanga iimfuno zamafama asakhasayo. Siyazi ukuba olu thethwano alusayi kusizisela nzuzo; zizityebi kuphela ezaziya kutyeba ngakumbi ngokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, ngoxa amahlwempu ayesiba ngamahlwempu.
Ilizwi lethu alizange liviwe. Ingxaki yethu ayizange ihoywe. Yiyo loo nto silapha, kunye nenkxaso yefomu yoluntu oluxhalabileyo noluzaziyo iziphumo zothethathethwano lweWTO. Akulula ngathi ukuba lapha eHong Kong; kwimozulu eyahlukileyo, ngolwimi olwahlukileyo, sishiya iintsapho zethu ngasemva. Akukho nto sinokuyenza. Ukuba sivumela i-WTO ibe nendlela yayo, imakethi yethu yangaphakathi ingagutyungelwa ziimveliso zezolimo ezisuka kwamanye amazwe. Amafama aseThailand aya kunyanzelwa ukuba avelise ngaphezulu, kodwa kuphela ngenzuzo yokuthengisa ngaphandle.
UMphathiswa wezoRhwebo waseThailand kunye nomthunywa waseThai abanagunya lokuthethathethana egameni lamafama aseThai. Abasimeli. Abasiphulaphuli.
Oorhulumente basasaza iingenelo zokukhulula urhwebo, nangona urhwebo olukhululekileyo kunye nezivumelwano phantsi kwe-WTO ziya kwandisa ukubandezeleka kwabahluphekayo kwihlabathi lonke, kwaye zibatyhalele ukuba babaleke, befudukela ukuba babe ngabasebenzi kwamanye amazwe, kuquka iHong Kong. , okanye ubuhenyu. Ihlabathi elingcono linokwenzeka. Abantu baseHong Kong banokuphila ubomi obonwabileyo, ngelixa abalimi behlabathi lonke beqhubeka bephila ubomi babo, ngokuxhasa injongo yethu yorhwebo olunobulungisa kunye nehlabathi elinobulungisa nelinoxolo.
Siyathemba ukuba abantu baseHong Kong abasibulise ngobubele nangobubele kule veki iphelileyo, baqonde izikhalazo zethu kwaye baxhase umzabalazo wethu. Nangona kukho imiqobo, siyathembisa ukuqhubela phambili. Thina, iNdibano yabahluphekileyo, siya kusebenza kunye neLa Via Campesina, ukumisa olu thethwano lungenabulungisa kude kube sekupheleni.
Solidarity
INdibano Yamahlwempu, eThailand
INGXOXWA KUNYE NEENYEMBEZI
Ngeli xesha sahlukana sangamaqela amabini. Ababini bethu bahlala nomngcelele wabasebenzi abafudukayo, ngelixa abanye baphela neqela labantu baseKorea abangamashumi amahlanu abavela kuMbutho waseKorea weMibutho yaBasebenzi (KCTU), bejongene nomgca wamapolisa odushe ekudibaneni kwendlela iLockhart kunye neTonnochy Road. Emva kongquzulwano lokuqala apho amatshantliziyo aliqela aseKorea agalelwa kwisitshizi sepepile kwaye abethwe ngeentonga, omnye wabethwa kanobom entloko, abaqhankqalazi bagqiba ekubeni bahlangane. Kumboniso omangalisayo wolungelelwaniso, ulungelelwano nomanyano, kwenziwa isaziso sokuba eli qela laliza kuphumla lize liqokelele amandla alo. Abaphembeleli abangamashumi amabini baseKorea kunye nabaxhasi babo benza intambo ejikeleze indawo yokujongana, begcina umshicileli kunye nababukeli emva kodonga lwabantu, kwaye bavumela kuphela abo babekulungele ukujoyina ukujongana. Abantu ngabanye bayalelwa ngomsindo ukuba bangawaphosi izinto emapoliseni, ngokungathi elo qela lalingenaxesha lezenzo zonxunguphalo ezincinane nezililize. Ngaphakathi kwi-cordon, njengoko amalungu e-KCTU kunye nabaxhasi abambalwa bamazwe ngamazwe behleli kwimiqolo, iingxowa zamaqebengwana kunye namaqebelengwane amancinci anikezelwa, kunye neebhokisi ezigcwele iibhotile zamanzi. Amalungu amathandathu okanye asixhenxe kumalungu amadala e-KCTU ahleli ngaphambili, engqiyame ngomqolo kukhuselo lodushe lwamapolisa nokwabelana ngemidiza njengoko bexoxa ngamaqhinga. Kwaba ngathi kuzolile ngaphambi kwesaqhwithi esilandelayo, yaye ngoxa kwakusekho ukruthakruthwano emoyeni, abantu babebonakala bekhululeke ngokwenene. Ukanti amandla athi amalungu eKCTU asikhuthaze ukuba sitye amaqebengwana, sisele amanzi, kwaye siphumle, kwabonisa ukuba silungiselela into enkulu.
Emva kwemizuzu emalunga namashumi amane anesihlanu, kwathiwa masime, yaye abantu babethetha ngeenxa zonke kuthi ngesiKorea. Ngenxa yokungaqondi ukuba kuza kwenzeka ntoni na kwaye kusenongquzulwano olukhulu, ndacela itsha-ntliziyo elikufutshane nam ukuba lindiguqulele. Kwafumaniseka ukuba elinye icandelo elikhokelwa ngamaqela aseKorea laqhekeza imigca yamapolisa kwenye indawo yokuhlangana, ukuba ezinye iiyunithi zophula imigca yamapolisa kuso sonke isithili, kwaye amapolisa aye arhoxa kwibhloko yeZiko leNgqungquthela apho inyambalala yabantu. abantu babebuthelana ngoku. Nangona kwakusekho amapolisa kwindawo yokuhlangana kwaye echithakele ezitratweni, awazange enze nzame zokusinqanda njengoko sasisiya eConvention Centre, sichwayitile, sichwayita, sicula, sichola uninzi lwabalandeli basekuhlaleni endleleni. Xa sifika phezulu kwibhulorho kunye ne-specter ye-Convention Centre isondela ngokusondeleyo phambi kwethu, ubuncinane sasingabantu abalikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu. Besele kukho inginginya emalunga namawaka amabini ubuncinane kwindawo yexhwayelo.
Imisitho kwiZiko leNkomfa yayifana kakhulu nezenzo zeveki yonke. Amaxesha okuzola apho amaqhinga aye axoxwa kwaye iiyunithi zahlulwa, kulandelwa yintshukumo. Njengoko sifikelela kwisiphambuka, nangona kunjalo, umoya wongxamiseko kunye nokusondela kwakubaluleke kakhulu kunalo naliphi na elinye ixesha kule veki. Phambi kwethu sibone umgca wamapolisa oqhankqalazo abantu abathathu abatyebileyo, ecaleni kwakukho omnye umgca wamapolisa agade indlela eya kwisakhiwo esikhulu saseCentral Plaza, esidityaniswe neConvention Centre ngeendlela zokuhamba ezihamba phezulu. Ngaphaya kwabo bonke, phambi kweZiko bekukho iiveni zamapolisa neepokotho zamapolisa odushe ezama ukuhlanganisana kwakhona. Nangona yayingamandla awoyikekayo, le yayiphelele apho phakathi kwethu neZiko leNkomfa. Njengoko abantu bedlala amagubu, besonga i-saran emehlweni abo, bebeka i-bandanas emilonyeni nasezimpumlweni zabo, bevuya, okanye bajonge nje ecaleni, kwakukho ingqiqo yokuba sinokwenza oku, sinokufika kumasango IZiko leNgqungquthela kwaye yavala le ntlanganiso.
Amapolisa ayelungiselela ukuba amaqela aseKorea awahlasele ngokuthe ngqo. Babenendawo enkulu yokukhanya emva kwemigca yabo kwaye babeyijikeleza, bezama ukuphambanisa isihlwele. Xa isenzo safika, nangona kunjalo, kwakungekho ntloko, kodwa ukusuka kwicala, njengoko iqela elikhulu labaqhankqalazi lizama ukuqhekeza umgca wamapolisa ogade iCentral Plaza. Abaqhankqalazi baqhawula imihombiso yamaplanga yeKrisimesi ukuba bayisebenzise ngokuchasene namapolisa kwaye basebenzise izibonda ze-bamboo ukuqhawula imigca, kwaye bahlutha umqolo emva komqolo wemivalo yentsimbi eyayimi phambi kwamapolisa. Amapolisa ayetyhwatyhwa luloyiko, ekhwaza ngokungafanelekanga ukuba abaqhankqalazi bayeke, ehlamba abantu ngesitshizi sepepile, kwaye ebabetha ngeentonga zabo. Kwicala elikude, umgca wamapolisa waqhawuka kwaye amagosa arhoxa njengoko abaqhankqalazi babesiya phambili. Iqela labaqhankqalazi labaleka kunye nesithintelo sokugqibela sesinyithi, besisebenzisa ukuhlawulisa umgca wamapolisa, owawusele uchithwa ngokupheleleyo. Ngeli xesha amapolisa adubule inkonkxa yokuqala yesi sintywizisi.
Ukusebenzisa irhasi kule plaza incinci, isithuba esivaliweyo ngaphandle kwaphezulu, yayibubudenge obumangalisayo. Irhasi yasasazeka kwaye yahlala emoyeni ixesha elide, igxile kwizitrato ezimxinwa ezibiyelwe ngezakhiwo kunye neebhulorho. Elinye ibhinqa lawa laza langabikho zingqondweni, yaye abaqhankqalazi babaleka, begabha, bebambe izifuba zabo, bekhefuzela kuhola wendlela. Okumangalisayo kukuba, amaqela amabhinqa aseKorea aqhubekile nokudlala amagubu abo njengoko abantu babebaleka ukuya kwindawo evulekileyo, kwaye iipokotho ezikwanti zabaqhankqalazi zazisabonakala zijongana namapolisa ngaphakathi kwamafu egesi.
Ukusetyenziswa kwerhasi yezintywizisi kwindawo evalekileyo ngolo hlobo yayikukuvuma ukoyiswa kwamapolisa aseHong Kong. Baye badlaliswa ngokupheleleyo ngobuchule, sele beza kunikezela kwisiphambuka esikhokelela ngqo kwiZiko leNkomfa, kwaye babephelelwe lithemba.
Sanyanzelwa yigesi kuhola wendlela emine ezantsi nje kwendlela. Amapolisa aye avalile iindlela zokuphuma kumacala amathathu, eshiya indlela enye ivuliwe, nto leyo eyakhokelela kwibhloko apho amapolisa ayemise ngamanani ambalwa. Abaqhankqalazi babehlala phakathi kuhola wendlela, bechacha kwiziphumo zerhasi yokukrazula, bedlala amagubu, bedanisa, abanye bezama ukuncothula imiqobo yokwahlukana ebibotshelelwe kwikhonkrithi. Amapolisa aphakamisa iibhena ezinkulu eziorenji ezilumkisa abantu ukuba bathatha inxaxheba kwindibano engekho mthethweni, kwaye adlala izibhengezo ezirekhodiweyo ezisicebisa ukuba sichithakale ngokukhawuleza. Ngelishwa, njengoko abantu abaninzi bevayo, sasingavunyelwa ukuba sihambe.
ABAFIKI BASAHLEKA
Kungelo xesha ke apho saphinda sahlanganisana njengeqela, saza sagqiba kwelokuba sifune iqela labasebenzi baseIndonesia abasuka kwamanye amazwe. Ngenxa yokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe kunye nemeko yengqesho, abasebenzi abafudukayo babekwimeko esengozini kakhulu, kwaye bathathe umngcipheko omkhulu wokuphuma ngalo lonke usuku. Ukubanjwa kwakungeyomfuneko, njengoko ngokuqinisekileyo oku kwakuya kuthetha ukugxothwa, nokulahlekelwa yimpilo yabo neentsapho zabo emva ekhaya. Abaninzi kubo basixelela ukuba boyika, kwaye bafuna ukusasazeka. Sagqiba ekubeni siqhawuke sibe ngamaqela amancinane kwaye sizame ukutyhutyha imigca yamapolisa kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, ngakumbi imigca ekude lee kuhola wendlela apho amapolisa ayebonakala engaqondi ukuba ngubani odlula kwiirenki zawo.
Siye sakwazi ukukhupha abasebenzi abaninzi abasuka kwamanye amazwe ngale ndlela, kodwa abanye baba nengxaki. Abanye babuzwa xa befika emapoliseni ukuba bangabemi baseIndonesia kusini na, yaye bathi bakuphendula, iibhegi zabo zagqogqwa kwaza kwajongwa nezazisi. Ngaphezu koko, xa iincwadana ezinxulumene ne-WTO zafunyanwa kwenye yeengxowa zabo, umntu waxelelwa ukuba kufuneka ahlale kwindawo kwaye akanakuhamba. Emva kokujikeleza imigca eyahlukeneyo yamapolisa kunye nothethathethwano olushushu, nangona kunjalo, wonke umntu owayekwiqela lethu wakwazi ukuwushiya lo mmandla waphinda wahlanganisana kwakhona eVictoria Park.
I-VICTORIA PARK
Sajika imigca yamapolisa ukuze sibuyele eVictoria Park njengoko uninzi lwedolophu lwaluvaliwe ngemigca yamapolisa kunye neeveni zamapolisa kunye nezithuthuthu- izibane ezidanyazayo- zazibaleka ngesantya esiphezulu yonke indawo. Njengoko sasisondela eVictoria Park sajoyina uMatshi wamakhulu ambalwa abantu ababekhokelwa liqela lasePhilippine. Sayimatsha nayo kangangeebhloko ezimbalwa njengoko yayikhula ngokobukhulu. Yaphela ke imatshi saqhubeka. Ipaki yaseVictoria yayirhangqwe yimigca yamapolisa kwaye sasingaboni mntu ungenayo okanye ophumayo. Siye sathethathethana ngoku: “Singamagcisa kwaye sazishiya iimpahla zethu epakini†saza sahamba phakathi kwamapolisa. Indawo eqhele ukuphithizela-nabantu abaninzi evulekileyo evulekileyo epakini yayishiywe ngokupheleleyo kujongwe ngamapolisa kuphela phantsi kwesimbo somkhosi samapolisa. Sibuyele kwintente yabasebenzi abafudukayo apho ikonsathi yomculo ebhengezwe kakuhle enamalungu amalunga namashumi amathathu abaphulaphuli kwaye amagosa epaki ayezama ukuyivala kwaye efuna ukubona imvume.
Njengoko amakhulu abantu ayesarhangqwe ngamapolisa kwaye ebanjwa umhlobo wethu wathumela umyalezo kuthi:
“Kulungile ndiyaqala ukubamba. inkqubo ecothayo kakhulu. Siyacula sicula silala. Konke kubumbano lombala. Uxolo.â€
* UPranjal yintatheli, umhleli weblogi yaManzi (http://inthewater.typepad.com/in_the_water/) kunye netshantliziyo laseHong Kong. UDavid litshantliziyo leNdawo yaseSan Francisco Bay kunye nomhleli weGlobalize Liberation.
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