King Charles III’s Coronation: Peaceful Republican Protesters Arrested for ‘Breaching the Peace’
variety.comNaman Ramachandran As the pomp and pageantry are underway in London, some are raining on King Charles III’s coronation parade.
London’s Metropolitan Police have arrested republican protesters at Trafalgar Square. The protests appeared to be peaceful, according to reports, and the protesters were arrested while unloading placards.
Shelly Asquith, health, safety and wellbeing officer at the Trade Union Congress, posted on Twitter: “Outrageous scenes of cops arresting anti-monarchy protestors and stealing their placards So we are not allowed to show public opposition to a bloke being crowned head of state for having been born into unimaginable wealth while ppl line up at food banks and schools fall apart.” Outrageous scenes of cops arresting anti-monarchy protestors and stealing their placardsSo we are not allowed to show public opposition to a bloke being crowned head of state for having been born into unimaginable wealth while ppl line up at food banks and schools fall apart pic.twitter.com/klkSjLMAmL The Metropolitan Police tweeted a statement: “A significant police operation is under way in central London.
We have made a number of arrests in the area of Carlton House Terrace. The individuals have been held on suspicion of breaching the peace.”A significant police operation is under way in central London.We have made a number of arrests in the area of Carlton House Terrace.The individuals have been held on suspicion of breaching the peace.
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