13/1/2006

A Swansea video company succeeded in recording a brutal attack by Police on peaceful people. Today Hamish Campbell from Undercurrents productions showed his video images to a jury in one of the most controversial European court cases in recent times.

Hiding in a water tower 40 year old Mr Campbell filmed dozens of riot police raid a school where young people were sleeping. Due partly to his evidence, 75 people, including some of Italy's most senior police officers, are now on trial accused of taking part in an orgy of brutality against protesters during and after the demonstrations at the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa.

BBC television broadcast the images recorded by Undercurrents and praised the cameraman’s bravery. BBC reporter Bill Hayton stated today on BBC online -
‘Hamish Campbell, from the anti-capitalist film-making group Undercurrents, filmed the whole raid as he hid behind a water tank on the roof of a nearby building - a very brave guy.’

Mr Campbell is among the first British witnesses to give evidence in the trial of Police who are alleged to have organised a raid on a school building where protesters slept, beating them up and planting evidence on them.