Police sitting in a nearby car quickly noticed and the bottle-thrower was arrested "on suspicion of littering". Fortunately only about 3 hours was spent at the police station before the activist was released without charge - the police seemed to have changed their mind and decided it wasn't a prosecutable offence.
The arrestee was advised by a solicitor that whilst the arrest was potentially unlawful, pursuing legal action would likely only result in a different charge such as "public disorder". An IPCC complaint may be made.
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Ludicrous
13.01.2008 16:10
My contact details are available at www.oxford.gov.uk
Cheers,
Councillor Matt Sellwood
Matt S
Dodgy advice!
13.01.2008 16:15
The solicitor's advice stinks.
Responding to legal action by bringing trumped up charges will more likely increase the payout.
I'd suggest approaching a firm which specialises in litigation against the police.
Lord Justice Sourface
Don't stand for this nonsense
13.01.2008 17:13
Independent Police Complaints Commission -
Bindmans Solicitors (human rights specialists) - 020 7833 4433
Tired of repression
Thanks
13.01.2008 18:35
Jon
jeeez...
13.01.2008 21:07
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videos show police arrest policy
20.01.2008 23:02
This was not a case of one or two cops being petty; it was part of a concious policy of depriving Gabriel of food and water as a way of cutting short the protest and avoiding the expense of a full-scale eviction.
squirrelface