German NATO opponents turned back at Romanian border

With just a few days to go before the NATO summit takes place in Bucharest, a group of six young Germans was detained and turned back at the Romanian border. They were reportedly transporting materials for protest campaigns. Alin Fumurescu comments: "When the heads of government come to Bucharest to discuss the future of NATO, air traffic is diverted; all the manholes in the city are welded closed and 'suspect' persons are detained. A policemen said of the six Germans: 'We found anti-NATO, anti-globalisation and anti-violence materials in their car.' They should be relieved, but instead they're saying: 'Why are you anarchists trying to spoil our meeting with your anti-globalisation demo? ... Not that I myself would take to the streets in protest, but as an average citizen I am appalled by the thought that people are not being allowed to protest and are being deprived of this right - in the name of a totalitarian democracy."

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