Occupy Democracy demo: Recap updates as group protests in Parliament Square

Category: Democracy

Pro-democracy protesters descended on central London tonight as the Occupy movement gathered to set up camp outside Parliament.

Organisers called for supporters to "return to Parliament Square" outside the Palace of Westminster from 6pm until late on Sunday.

Police have warned protesters they are banned from setting up camp at the landmark, as Scotland Yard insisted it had "an appropriate and proportionate police plan in place" for the event.

Dozens of officers were stationed in front of fencing placed around Parliament Square which prevented people from accessing the site.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said it attempted to make contact with organisers but the group had "failed to engage" with the police force.

The force confirmed a Section 60 AA order was in place in the area around Parliament Square which gives police powers to force people to remove masks where they anticipate criminal activity.

The order is in place until 2pm tomorrow, a police spokesman said.

Originally posted here:
Occupy Democracy demo: Recap updates as group protests in Parliament Square

Related Posts
November 22nd, 2014
No comments yet

Comments are closed.