The Met said it has used conditions under the Public Order Act ‘more extensively than during any other period of protest in recent memory’.
Extra officers will be on duty in London this weekend as a pro-Palestine march, a counter protest and potentially a Just Stop Oil event take place, the Metropolitan Police said.
Help us to push the new Labour government to take these first steps to uphold Palestinian rights. Join us in Russell Square at 12noon tomorrow as we march to Parliament to demand a ceasefire and justice for the Palestinian people .The Met has used powers to place conditions on the protests to “ensure we minimise serious disruption to the community and balance the rights of all”, the force said.
The force said that since October it has used conditions under the Public Order Act “more extensively than during any other period of protest in recent memory”.
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