The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, called for 'urgent clarity' from the city's Metropolitan Police force over the arrest of 64 people amid protests on the day of King Charles III's coronation.
"Some of the arrests made by police as part of the Coronation event raise questions and whilst investigations are ongoing, I've sought urgent clarity from Met leaders on the action taken," Khan said in a tweet.
The leader of the anti-monarchy group Republic, Graham Smith, who was among those detained ahead of the coronation ceremony on Saturday, said the arrests were a"direct attack on our democracy and the fundamental rights of every person in the country." A controversial law granting police new powers to shut down protests was passed just days before the coronation.
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