Police have arrested more than 60 climate activists taking part in a slow march outside parliament in the first use of draconian new anti-protest powers.
The Metropolitan police used section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023, which bans any act “which interferes with the use or operation of any key national infrastructure in England and Wales”, to order an immediate end to a Just Stop Oil protest on Monday morning.
After forming a line and attempting to direct protesters off the road, police began making arrests, according to Just Stop Oil. Pictures and video circulated by the campaign showed officers kneeling on and handcuffing protesters, and carrying them into waiting police vans.
Hm “Anti-Protest Power”… Now if that were any other country, it would be an outcry about democracy being destroyed… The right to protest might be one of the most important pillars of democracy… :/
Yes there was an outcry in Australia but that doesn’t do much to overturn these fascist laws.
The only solution is to protest. if they’re not arresting you you’re not protesting anyway.
Seems to me like the government of the day will abuse the shit out of these powers to shut down protests which don’t align with their agenda.
anything reported by Just Stop Oil should be immediately dismissed. their group is a joke and owned by an oil tycoon heiress??? obvious conflict of interest
Isn’t she two generations removed from any oil business? If I was in her shoes I’d also want to use my inherited wealth for environmental causes.
On top of that, if you read the article the police have also confirmed exactly the same story as just stop oil.
