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At first, protesters were held back at roadblocks by tear gas and truncheons, then police started using water cannons and rubber bullets.

And if the police knock on the company's door with its truncheon, they are likely to face a similarly robust response.

The court heard Morgan armed himself with a small truncheon and joined a "mob" who attacked police and damaged buildings on August 3.

The 16-minute film released on Friday included re-enactments involving guards in balaclavas and truncheons and looked like a crude attempt to pressure the German authorities into action.

Last month, an opposition press conference under the banner of "Don't Touch My Constitution" was broken up by police officers armed with truncheons.