Dougie Beattie, one of The People's Channel's own, was reporting on the second night of protests outside a hotel in the capital when he and his crew were allegedly assaulted by the very authorities meant to maintain order.
'We have been attacked by police themselves,' Dougie reveals to GB News star In a startling revelation to fellow GB News star Patrick Christys, Dougie recounted the harrowing ordeal.
"We did what we usually do. We get between the lines and then we let the police go past the lines," he explained.
However, he said what followed was a blatant abuse of power. "But the Gardai thought it'd be better to pepper-spray us and then actually smash into the camerawoman and then smash into the camera, knocking us to the ground."
Veteran reporter left stunned by unprecedented police brutality Dougie, a seasoned journalist who has covered numerous volatile situations in Northern Ireland, expressed his disbelief at the actions of the Gardai.
"In all my time as a reporter, doing this in Northern Ireland, I have never ever seen this police attack the media. They have done that this evening, as well as another photographer."
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