[ICYMI] UK police defend tactics after anti-monarchists arrested before coronation
Police detained six organisers from the pressure group and seized hundreds of their placards, said RepublicLONDON - UK police defended their tactics Saturday after attracting criticism for arresting leading members of the anti-monarchy group Republic as they prepared to protest the coronation of King Charles III in central London.
In a statement, the Met insisted it understood"public concern following the arrests" but that it had a duty to police protests"in a proportionate manner in line with relevant legislation"."We also have a duty to intervene when protest becomes criminal and may cause serious disruption," Commander Karen Findlay, who led the huge coronation security operation, added.
It expands protest-related offences to include locking-on and carrying lock-on devices, extends police stop-and-search powers, and allows for new court orders to prevent people from attending demonstrations.Police also arrested around 20 members of Just Stop Oil on Saturday in central London, the environmental campaign group said in a statement.
It deployed 11,500 officers Saturday as well as facial-recognition technology that civil liberties organisations branded"authoritarian".
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