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da Haaretz
Police detain 30 at Marijuana Day in Tel Aviv park   
 
By Tsahar Rotem 
 
`This was a drug party that had to be stopped,' officers say  
 
Police detained 30 participants at the international Marijuana Day
celebrations at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv yesterday, claiming the
event was a drug party. 
 
 
The detainees, including six of the event's organizers, were taken for
questioning on suspicion of using drugs.
The organizers and MK Roman Bronfman (Meretz), who was supposed to
address the crowd, blame the police for what they consider to be
"brutal behavior" and "persecuting citizens."
Several thousand people attended the Tel Aviv event marking Marijuana
Day, well short of the expectations of the organizers, who hoped a
mass outing would have a broad impact on public opinion in favor of
the pro-user movement.
The event would have gone practically unnoticed had it not been for
the intervention of the Israel Police. In the early afternoon, shortly
before Bronfman was scheduled to speak, the Yarkon District police
decided to shut down a number of improvised stages set up for
performances by artists.
According to the police, undercover agents were among those attending
the event. When it became apparent that a large number of people were
smoking marijuana or hashish, it was decided to crack down on the
gathering.
"The smell of the party was evident at a distance," said Brigadier
Aharon Ezra, commander of the Yarkon District. "We caught 30 people
smoking marijuana and I decided this was a drug party that needed to
be stopped. We will not tolerate a blatant public violation of the
law."
Ezra added that police confiscated some 1.5 kilograms of marijuana and
hashish. "We also got a chocolate cake with significant amounts of
marijuana seeds," he said.
The police also confiscated the amplifying system that was to be used
for musical performances and prevented Bronfman from making his
speech.
The MK demanded that the police allow the event to continue, but to no
avail. "The officers in effect sought to prevent me from speaking," he
said. "This is an assault against the freedom of expression and the
immunity of an MK. I intend to file a complaint with the minister of
public security and the Knesset speaker. I am sorry that the police
have turned a calm and peaceful event into persecuting citizens."
Bronfman's adviser, Dan Goldenblat, former spokesman for the Green
Leaf party, said "this is the seventh time such a happening has taken
place, and there has never been a problem. It seems that the buildup
surrounding the event in the media and in the petition to the High
Court of Justice resulted in the police action, despite the
authorization given to the event by the court."
He added that the event was a picnic that was calm and not violent.
"The organizers asked the crowd to keep the law and not use drugs and
those who were caught were a small fraction of the crowd that came to
the picnic. It is unfortunate that because of a tiny minority who may
have smoked a joint the police crushed with brutality the rights of
most of the people. The officers behaved brutally and like thugs and
busted up the event," Goldenblat added.
 
 
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 He added that the event was a picnic that was calm and not violent.
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 Aharon Ezra, commander of the Yarkon District.
Ha cambiato nome dopo l'alià... prima si chiamava Rodriguez. 
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