Microsoft and protesters on Wednesday proposed a strong anti -account of a protest against the company’s Redmond campus, the organizers complained of police brutality and the agency said that most of the arrested were not employees.
“We want to be clear that the destructive and offensive protests that took place on our campus on August 25 do not represent our staff,” the company said in a statement on Thursday afternoon.
Members of the group at a press conference on Thursday There is no azur for racism They described the “unnecessary and irrational violence” by the police.
A two -day statement on Microsoft’s technology deal with Israel was made in a two -day statement. The team is demanding to spend all relations with Israel in allegations of Microsoft technology against the Palestinians in Gaza.
After breaking on Tuesday, protesters returned to occupy a part of the plaza on the eastern campus of Microsoft on Wednesday. They poured the red color on a company mark as a symbol of blood and blocked a bridge, resulting in charges including crime, malicious mischief and arrest prevention.
Microsoft has promised to continue the support of human rights in his technical agreement. Last week, the company announced a recent review Report by the Guardian and others The cloud platform in which its azur is used on Palestinian surveillance.
In his statement on Thursday, the agency said that a current employee and three former employees were arrested in protest on Wednesday. (Total increased from the initial report of 5 arrests))
“Almost everyone was arrested [Wednesday]Some fake companies have never worked on Microsoft with the ID card carrying, “the company said.
The statement further added, “Although we support the rights of political expression workers, our employees know that our campuses are not allowed for business and protests on our personal property.
There is no azur for the color of the color A press conference On Thursday evening, Microsoft called the company again to spend a relationship with Israel at a public transit station near the campus.
One of the organizers of the group Husseam Nasser and one of the men arrested said that he had “dealt with violently” and was hit on the shoulder when a driver was hit by a police car without a seatbelt on the brakes.
Another protester at the press conference said he was shot in the back-fired range with the chili ball. Gikwair journalists were arrested on the spot on Wednesday afternoon after the arrest of the protester, including the big welcome.
The Redmond Police Department Public Information Officer Jill Green Email said that the police had not received any claim from the protesters. RPD has confirmed that the balls of chili were used.
Policeman Wednesday says in a post at X No injuries were reported.
On Wednesday, an initial version of the post was included in the ground by the Redmond police, a photo of four officers arrested by a protester on the ground. That post was removed and did not include photos An update post was later publishedThe
Microsoft Surveillance Video has been released that shows that protesters take their bike in front of Microsoft Sign; Trying to correct a police officer inside a portable fence; A DJ is facing a DJ for the local farmers for employees; And eventually the market closed.
Updated with additional details from the Redmond police.
