The Government claimed the timing of the laws, introduced as part of a new Public Order Act, is coincidental After the coronation luciemheath looks into what offences protesters can now be arrested for ⬇️
Those found to be carrying equipment that could be used to “lock on” – such as padlocks and superglue – also face unlimited fines.to “proactively tackle highly disruptive protesters intent on committing an offence”, by allowing them to stop and search people suspected of carrying “locking on” equipment.
It also allows senior police officers to authorise “suspicionless” stop and searches for use in specified locations and at specified times, such asThe measure, which can only apply to adults over 18, also hands courts the power to prohibit certain individuals from being in a particular place, being with particular people, having particular objects in their possession and using the internet “to facilitate or encourage a person to commit a protest related offence”.
It means courts can place prohibitions or requirements on people planning to cause serious disruption.for various offences, including arrests under the Public Order Act. Among them were six anti-monarchy protestors who were arrested after being stopped at 6.40am on Saturday. The Met said it believed items found alongside a large number of placards could have been used as “lock-on devices” to cause disruption.The new rules have been highly criticised by civil liberty campaginers. Human Rights Watch has previously described the Public Order Act
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