Michael Jensen

Spektakulære tv-billeder af en kvinde, der klatrede rundt og senere blev anholdt på Frihedsgudinden, er gået verden rundt.

På den amerikanske nationaldag - 4. juli - gennemførte en gruppe aktivister en demonstration, som fik politiet til at evakuere Liberty Island ud for New York, hvor Frihedsgudinden står,

Aktivisternes formål var at demonstrere mod den amerikanske regerings behandling af illegale indvandrere i USA.

The group Rise and Resist stage a protest at the Statue of Liberty in New York, U.S. July 4, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Rise and Resist/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.NO RESALES.NO ARCHIVES.
The group Rise and Resist stage a protest at the Statue of Liberty in New York, U.S. July 4, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Rise and Resist/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.NO RESALES.NO ARCHIVES. Foto: SOCIAL MEDIA
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Indledningsvis gjorde demonstranterne opmærksom på deres sag med et banner, men da politiet trådte til for at afbryde demonstrationen valgte en kvinde at klatre op på Frihedsgudinden, og det afstedkom en - ifølge nyhedsbureauet AP - knap fire timers seance, hvor politiet forsøgte at overtale kvinden til at komme ned af egen fri vilje.

Forsøget blev filmet af helikoptere og foreviget på billeder.

Kvinden er senere blevet identificeret som 44-årige Therese Okoumou, der selv er indvandrer fra Kongo.

»Vi ved ikke, om hun havde planlagt dette, før hun kom til Liberty Island, eller om det var et spontant indfald,« siger Jay W. Walker fra gruppen Rise and Resist til AP.

This still image taken from video Courtesy of PIX11 News in New York, shows police talking to a woman who climbed to the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York on July 4, 2018. According to media reports, Liberty Island has been evacuated and ferries to the site have been halted, while law enforcement attempt to get the woman down from the statue. / AFP PHOTO / PIX11 News / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of PIX11 News" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This still image taken from video Courtesy of PIX11 News in New York, shows police talking to a woman who climbed to the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York on July 4, 2018. According to media reports, Liberty Island has been evacuated and ferries to the site have been halted, while law enforcement attempt to get the woman down from the statue. / AFP PHOTO / PIX11 News / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of PIX11 News" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Foto: HO
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A protester is seen on the Statue of Liberty in New York, New York, U.S., July 4, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Danny Owens/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.NO RESALES.NO ARCHIVES
A protester is seen on the Statue of Liberty in New York, New York, U.S., July 4, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Danny Owens/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.NO RESALES.NO ARCHIVES Foto: SOCIAL MEDIA
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