Australia: Forest Defender set on fire by cops!
Ms Gavio said: "When they were cutting just behind my head, they cut the fuel line underneath the car and the sparks from the angle grinder must have started the fire behind me. They tried to extinguish the fire but it got bigger just behind me and I saw a large flame that came over me and under my arm, at which point, I unlocked myself quickly and ran out of the car."
Police inspector Glen Woolley said a spark from the grinder ignited petrol which had been splashed on the ground. But Suzi Gavio, who was chained inside, accused the police of cutting the fuel line under the car. Ed Hill, of the Still Wild Still Threatened protest group, said 10 police officers raided the group's camp in the Upper Florentine on Thursday morning. The car was set into the logging road with concrete. Mr Hill said the actions of police at the camp were greatly concerning.
"Conservationists engaged in peaceful protest activity in defence of Tasmania's forests deserve to have their basic human rights and safety taken into consideration when they are being dealt with by police," he said. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/05/02/70521_tasmania-news.html