A group of activists who were arrested at a seven-hour seminar on the theory of protest five miles from Westminster Abbey on the day of the coronation have spoken of their bemusement at what they believe was a case of mistaken identity. One told the Guardian: “They were saying that we were Just Stop Oil and that we were going to disrupt the coronation. And I was just like: ‘Absolutely not’.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/21/it-was-utterly-surreal-police-accused-of-farcical-error-after-14-arrested-at-seminar-on-day-of-coronation?CMP=firstedition_email

‘It was utterly surreal’: police accused of farcical error after 14 arrested at seminar on day of coronation

Primary teacher and ex-civil servant were among those attending class. Here they recount what happened

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#EFF to Court: No #QualifiedImmunity for #WrongfulArrest of Independent #Journalists
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/eff-court-no-qualified-immunity-wrongful-arrest-independent-journalists