Coronation protests: Police officer tells protestors they could be 'removed' for 'not my king' chant

#coronation #protest #kingcharles

This is the moment a police officer told protestors they could be 'removed' for 'breach of the peace' because of their chanting of 'not my king.'

A number of republican protestors held banners and chanted during the coronation of King Charles.

Police have been heavily criticised over the "incredibly alarming" arrests of Republican protesters ahead of the King's coronation.

Campaign groups said Saturday's arrests, including that of the chief executive of anti-monarchy group Republic, were "something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London".

The Metropolitan Police confirmed four people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance on St Martin's Lane and that lock-on devices were seized - a move described by human rights organisation Liberty as "a dangerous precedent for us as a democratic nation".

Just after 7am, footage of Republic chief executive Graham Smith was posted on Twitter which showed him among the demonstrators apprehended on St Martin's Lane near Trafalgar Square.

In one video an officer said: "I'm not going to get into a conversation about that, they are under arrest, end of."

Just Stop Oil told the PA news agency approximately 13 protesters were arrested on the Mall ahead of the coronation.

A spokeswoman for the campaign group said five demonstrators were also arrested at Downing Street and one at Piccadilly.

Footage from the Mall showed the Just Stop Oil protesters being handcuffed and taken away by a heavy police presence.

The force also said they made a number of breaching-the-peace arrests in the area of Carlton House Terrace and a further three arrests in the Wellington Arch area on suspicion of possessing articles to cause criminal damage.

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[shrunkensimon]

The City of London police care even less than regular police when it comes to anti-establishment feeling.

[plwkwgd]

It's all a total waste of tax payer's money---both the Coronation and the police protecting the Monarchy and arresting the protesters (mostly, from the news footage, 'peaceful!') You might as well chant 'Down with the government' as 'Not our king' because both go 'hand in glove'!' ---Monarchy and government, always have!!!This mood of protesting by students (mainly) seems to be sweeping over all of Europe!

[GacunsSUCK]

They are the most powerful monarch in the world they modernised the world 🌎
Have some respect for the history and our culture. These people have the freesoms they wnjoy because of the royals.