It was not our intention to prevent protest. It is very clear a number of protests took place across the footprint both before, during and after the event with no police intervention.
Any suggestion all protest was prohibited is not correct.
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@GrahamSmith_
@LairyMilk
You've probably had far more publicity than if you had been in a corner of trafalgar sq. Probably some pro-republican police helping your cause.
@GrahamSmith_
@juvejon
We should talk. They claimed threatening us with ยฃ10K in fines and prosecution under serious crimes act had no chilling effect on our rights. They lost. Obviously
@GrahamSmith_
Hang on, weโve all seen the pics of the banners being wavedโฆ.
The Met can also say that tensions were controlled and normality maintained.
Iโm guessing that outcome was pretty close to their original planned outcome for the day.
@GrahamSmith_
I hope you're giving serious consideration to proceedings for wrongful arrest and/or false imprisonment. The Met can't be allowed to get away with this.
@GrahamSmith_
Yes. Tricky to protest from a cell: no access to the world, no window, no way to tell the time, a loo (no seat) in front of your โbedโ, convex mirror on the ceiling, hourly welfare checks that wake you. Intention to prevent present & future protest. Oops sorry doesnโt cut it.
@GrahamSmith_
The Met announced their intentions prior to your arrests on social media โdealt with robustlyโ so was this their pre-emoted excuse as to their intentions?
@GrahamSmith_
I saw quite a large protest on Piccadilly, in Green Park, on the lower Strand and near Canada House.
Police everywhere keeping an eye out but not preventing the protests.
NB Lots of people against the protests because the common theme was that they shouldnโt spoil peopleโs day.