[Protester arrested and later released without charge on day of Royal Wedding]
Written by DTRTP Committee member, Nina Power. Published in the Guardian on 27th July:
‘In the runup to the 2012 Olympics, we should be deeply concerned about the Met’s policies and actions, particularly when they congratulate themselves on things that appear to be utterly in contrast to the way everyone else experienced them, such as the supposed “restraint” shown by police on recent demonstrations. Before the royal wedding, many were arrested on what have been described as “pre-crime” charges, with the effect that many were banned from the city for several days for doing precisely nothing. In parliament, David Cameron described the royal wedding as a “dry run” for the Olympics. If by this he means simply a large spectacular event watched by many around the world, then that’s one thing. If, on the other hand, he means it to be yet another opportunity to pre-emptively criminalise, to increase surveillance, to restrict the movement of individuals and to condemn protesters, then we have a serious problem.’
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