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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Local media reports say New Zealand police have questioned known political activists about their protest plans for this year's rugby World Cup, asking some whether they would alert authorities if contacted by terrorists.
Joe Carolan, an organizer for the Unite union which represents low-paid workers, told the New Zealand Herald "three massive lads" in uniform had visited union offices and asked about planned World Cup protests.
Carolan said the policemen had asked "'If any terrorists got in touch with you, would you contact us?' And we just looked at each other. Of course we're opposed to terrorism."
The Unite union is one of a number of groups planning protests during the World Cup in September and October.
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Joe Carolan, an organizer for the Unite union which represents low-paid workers, told the New Zealand Herald "three massive lads" in uniform had visited union offices and asked about planned World Cup protests.
Carolan said the policemen had asked "'If any terrorists got in touch with you, would you contact us?' And we just looked at each other. Of course we're opposed to terrorism."
The Unite union is one of a number of groups planning protests during the World Cup in September and October.
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