Kony 2012 protesters violently attacked by Federation Square security for unfolding Kony 2012 banner.

Kony 2012 protesters were violently attacked by Federation square security guards who attempted to confiscate a banner used to raise awareness about the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in Melbourne Australia late Friday night.

The security guards wearing black shirts, threatened on lookers for filming the incident claiming filming is illegal in the square.

An independent photo journalist was assaulted by security guards and had his camera deliberately destroyed by one of the security guards for filming the incident.
Victorian protective services officers arrived on the scene and further instructed the growing crowed to remain silent.

Police later arrived and the photo journalist was assaulted again by quote an "under trained police officer", another police officer stated.
The journalist was then detained in a police truck with no charges against him, the police truck then sped off after an ambulance was contacted due to injuries the man sustained.

The man was then taken to AAMI park in Melbourne's sports precinct and released by the police.

Onlookers and Kony 2012 protesters including young families were in shock after the incident.

"I just can't believe what happened, here we are to speak up against brutal injustices in Africa and now we are being attacked by our own police, I thought we live in a western democracy" a young mother with her two children stated.
Other reports of intimidation and harassment by security guards and police against the Kony movement supporters were reported throughout the night around Melbourne, including reports of police following groups of Kony 2012 movement supporters and tearing down their posters.

The incident has again sparked international criticism of Australia's press freedoms.
Federation square security and Victorian police have refused to comment on the incident.

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