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Aussie sacrifices his car in bank protest . . .
A Bay of Plenty farmer who set a car alight in a protest in central Wellington this afternoon has been arrested and charged with arson.
The 40-year-old man set his car on fire in Wellinton's Cuba mall at about 1.30pm.
The man said in a video posted on Facebook that he was an ex-employee of the chairman of the Rural Bank of New Zealand.
"I've learnt a lot of stuff since then, and I've had enough. I'm gonna make this car disappear," he said.
He claimed that "fractional reserve lending is the root of all our problems" before walking to the boot of the car, which was filled with rubbish, with what appeared to be a lighter.
There were shrieks from by-standers as he was thrown backwards from the force of the explosion that followed.
He then threw flaming material back into the boot of the car before closing it.
He announced to shocked witnesses that the car was full of petrol and asked them not to put it out.
"I'm just waiting for police to turn up, I've made my statement."
The 40-year-old man set his car on fire in Wellinton's Cuba mall at about 1.30pm.
The man said in a video posted on Facebook that he was an ex-employee of the chairman of the Rural Bank of New Zealand.
"I've learnt a lot of stuff since then, and I've had enough. I'm gonna make this car disappear," he said.
He claimed that "fractional reserve lending is the root of all our problems" before walking to the boot of the car, which was filled with rubbish, with what appeared to be a lighter.
There were shrieks from by-standers as he was thrown backwards from the force of the explosion that followed.
He then threw flaming material back into the boot of the car before closing it.
He announced to shocked witnesses that the car was full of petrol and asked them not to put it out.
"I'm just waiting for police to turn up, I've made my statement."
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