It was an incredible sight. A huge crowd, hundreds of thousands of people maybe even millions of people there in defiance of open threats from the government that they should not assemble.
The security forces were staying well away - we were even able to film and usually the secret police come in straight away and stop you. But the crowds were so enormous they were stepping back. As we drove out we saw rows of riot police stationed on the highway.
If they have opened fire, that is going to really ratchet up this, it could be frankly a huge political mistake for those running this country. [Source: BBC – Jon Leyne: ”A Huge Political Mistake”] Monday, June 15, 2009
