BBC NEWS | Scotland | Insurance condition on G8 march: "A G8 protest rally near the Gleneagles Hotel will only go ahead if insurance cover for up to ?5m is put in place.
The condition has been imposed by Perth and Kinross councillors who want the executive to pay the cost of the premium, which could be up to ?30,000.
The G8 Alternatives group says it cannot afford the premium for the rally in Auchterarder on 6 July and branded the decision 'democracy for sale'.
Scottish Socialist MSP Frances Curran said it was a 'travesty'.
'It's a threat to the democratic rights of the people of this country,' she added.
'Children in Africa are dying because they don't have enough money to buy food and we can't protest about it because we don't have the money for the liability.'"
