was beaten until she dropped him. Allegedly she received a particularly hard blow to her head which bled profusely, whereafter she ran to the buses, but the Police pursued and continued to hit her. She was reportedly also not given proper treatment for the head wound and was only given a bandage, despite feeling dizzy, sore and extremely tired. She was allegedly also ordered not to return to the park for her belongings. 11. Similar to the Third Victim, the Fourth Victim was also allegedly informed that there was nothing to worry about in relation to the additional riot Police and he also felt that the water from the water cannons was adulterated. The Fourth Victim was allegedly hit by a plain clothes policeman in his face with a bottle, and he lost a lot of blood. He further alleges that in the bus on the way to the camp he was verbally insulted by the Police.2 He was taken to hospital and received treatment for his eye, but as a result of his injuries he allegedly faces the prospect of losing sight in the eye. 12. The Fifth Victim was also beaten at random by the Police, and while in the camp was not informed of the whereabouts of her family, from whom she had become separated, and was not allowed to have contact with anyone outside the camp. She maintains that she suffers on-going psychological harm. She was given her first meal twelve hours after the attack. 13. The Sixth Victim tried to assist women and children against the assault from the Police, but fell, was beaten on his injured leg and crammed into a bus for forty people along with over hundred people. Similarly, while at the camp he allegedly had no information about his family and did not receive proper care for the deep wound on his leg, he only received food fourteen hours after the incident and was warned not to return to the park for his belongings. 14. The Seventh Victim sustained injuries on his head after being beaten by the Police, and a policeman forced his mouth open and released gas into it from a canister, whereupon he fell into a coma. While his head injuries were stitched, he received no treatment for his lungs which were gravely affected by the gas. Some of the alleged statements included, “Hope you had a nice shower”; “You were a black spot in the square” and “We hope you’ve learned a lesson that you are not human beings.” 2 4

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