There was concern that this would scare horses involved in the procession and, as a result, risk the safety of the public and the riders, the Met said.īut Westminster city council said it was “deeply concerned” by reports that volunteers who work on its women’s safety campaign Night Stars were arrested. Three people were arrested in the early hours of the morning in Soho, the Met police said, after intelligence indicated groups and individuals were planning to use and throw rape alarms in order to disrupt the coronation procession. Now our freedoms are under attack in his name.- Graham Smith 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 May 6, 2023 I have been told many times the monarch is there to defend our freedoms. There is no longer a right to peaceful protest in the UK. Now our freedoms are under attack in his name.” “I have been told many times the monarch is there to defend our freedoms. Posting to Twitter, Smith said there was “no longer a right to peaceful protest in the UK”. Smith was released by the Met police around 11pm on Saturday, at which time the majority of his Republic colleagues were reportedly still in custody. The Metropolitan police later said a total of 52 arrests had been made for affray, public order offences, breach of the peace and conspiracy to cause a public nuisance around the coronation. The arrests were said to have been made despite a series of meetings and agreements between Republic and Scotland Yard over the demonstration, which was to take place at the point where Whitehall meets the Mall. One police officer can be heard saying: “I’m not going to get into a conversation about that, they are under arrest, end of.” The group had been walking behind a rental van containing hundreds of placards when they were approached by the police and searched.Ī video of an exchange with one of those arrested was caught on film.
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