Protesters Seek Judicial Review of 'Violent' G20 Policing | News

Protesters seek judicial review of 'violent' G20 policing | News

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Protesters who complain that they were beaten and unlawfully restrained by police during G20 demonstrations are today seeking a High Court judicial review.

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John Halford, from Bindmans solicitors, who are acting on behalf of climate activists a group attack on a French tourist whose ear was Mr Moos and Ms McClure, said: "Many countries around the world take their cue Loft Extension Costs bitten off outside a kebab shop from Britain as to what is acceptable in terms of the policing of protests on the Add Value To Your House streets of their capitals. Get More Space - Get Quotes 'Sky News will not be independent Today! from Rupert Murdoch', say rivals "This case exposes the shameful fact that many police officers lack even a basic www.HomeImprovementHeroes.co.uk A media group alliance says it is understanding of their proper role, which is to facilitate - not suppress - non-violent 'fanciful' to hope Sky News will be kept independent under protest. London Criminal Law Rupert Murdoch's bid to take Arrested Or Charged With A full control of... "That problem extends from the officers on the ground who used force on a Crime? Phone Now For Free peaceful crowd as a first resort, to their senior commanders, who gave no guidance Legal Advice. MackesysCrime.co.uk/London Blow to George Osborne with surprise that doing so was unacceptable. rise in public borrowing "It is very troubling that the police continue to maintain that the policing of G20 was Chancellor George Osborne is an overall success, and want to prevent the court considering evidence that plainly dealt an unexpected pre-Budget shows that was not so." blow as Government borrowing last month came in higher than Trina Fellows, who was present at the climate camp during the police eviction in 2009, City expectations said: "For all the controversy surrounding the G20 police tactics and the subsequent inquiries, very little seems to have changed. Budget 2011: George Osborne targets the rich with tax on private jets "In the recent student protests, police officers were still not displaying their numbers, Air passenger duty is to be and indiscriminate kettling was still happening. imposed on private jets, Chancellor George Osborne is to announce in the Budget in a bid "We need this court case to hold the police accountable for the heavy-handed, to show the well-off... disproportionate, political policing that is happening against protesters." Ex-Labour MP David Chaytor to challenge expenses jail sentence 6 Former Labour MP David Chaytor launches bid to challenge his 18-month jail sentence for fiddling his parliamentary expenses

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