Coronation arrests: Activists were 'unlawfully arrested', says journalist

Independent journalist Mic Wright has said "free speech is under threat" from the government and that the Met Police is "lying" about arrests made on the Coronation weekend.

Metropolitan Police bosses are to be questioned by the London Assembly over the force's treatment of protesters during the celebrations. A total of 64 people were arrested.

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[Wellstigate]

All the while the legislation was making it's way through parliament the main stream media didn't cover, now they are feigning concern.

[Scitch-etvk]

Shame the cops dont take this approach with knife crime

[JoeNuttss]

Freedom of speech, so as long as it doesn't hurt the met police's feelings

[BenulPlays]

We literally do not have a protected right to free speech in the UK..

[TheWishDragon]

He said it as it is, thanks for sharing this.

[kimblecheat]

The ‘activists’ had been in conversation with police for 6 months-police knew where they would be etc etc yet still they were arrested.

[ericadams]

Even some journalists were arrested for filming some arrests

[RobertShippey]

Good to see the police directly called out for their lies

[NeilCWCampbell]

Sounds like we need to hold the monarchy and police to account.

How do we deal with traitors historically again?

[anabreseneuman]

I'm glad he corrected her on the term 'anti-monarchy' - people just want justice and fairness and to be able to feed their families. HOw come there are loads of comments here and they're not being counted.

[Anon-xdcf]

Why is it that everyone who dissents is ANTI?

[mrprosser]

We don't have free speech in the UK.

[muhammedrahman]

None Are More So Enslaved than those who Believe they are Free!

[linking-it]

We should All be Aware of what is happening to Britain.

[johnjohn-rwjg]

20 years time the Monarchy will have very few fans left judging by the average age of the people in the Mall, take away the Tourists and it was very thin on the ground with UK nationals much to the annoyance of the BBC Sky etc

[keith]

having people arrested for NO Crime at the same time as the King is swearing an Oath to Protect the LAW and just beyond belief

[fuzyboy]

If I arrested someone illegally wouldn't that be considered as kidnapping

[mijimonmaster]

Ah, the tyrant police tactic of assumption of a possible crime. Basically, arbitrary, which goes against human rights. Every officer involved need to be arrested and charged with human rights violations, and forced to go back through their basic training to retake the oath they have just broken (to uphold fundemental human rights)

[bobthebuilder]

Yea we dont live in a free country, dont be deluded

[dazjackson]

If Sky put as much effort into investigative journalism as it does into hiding comments on its YouTube clips, the media landscape would be much healthier.