Hi Welcome You can highlight texts in any article and it becomes audio news that you can hear
  • Sun. Nov 24th, 2024

More than 100 arrests after violent London demonstrations

Byindianadmin

Jun 14, 2020
More than 100 arrests after violent London demonstrations

Media playback is unsupported on your device

Separately on Saturday, a number of serene anti-racism protests were held in London and around the nation.

‘ Abhorrent’

House Secretary Priti Patel stated the “desecration” of PC Palmer’s memorial was “absolutely outrageous”.

Met Authorities Commander Bas Javid included: “We are aware of a disgusting and abhorrent image distributing on social media of a man appearing to urinate on a memorial to PC Palmer.

Image copyright
Alamy Live News

Image caption

The memorial for PC Keith Palmer was unveiled outside Parliament in2018

MP Tobias Ellwood, who provided very first help to PC Palmer as he lay passing away after being stabbed in the grounds of Parliament by Khalid Masood in 2017, stated the image of the man urinating next to the memorial was “abhorrent”.

He told the BBC: “He was completely aware of what he was doing, he must advance and apologise.”

Scotland Yard said they had actually detained people for offenses consisting of violent condition, attack on cops, ownership of an offensive weapon, breach of the peace, being drunk and disorderly and ownership of Class A drugs.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted: “Racist thuggery has no place on our streets. Anyone attacking the authorities will be consulted with full blast of the law.

” These marches and protests have been overturned by violence and breach existing standards. Racism has no part in the UK and we must collaborate to make that a reality.”

Image copyright
PA Media

Image caption

Police are faced by protesters in Whitehall near Parliament Square.

Various groups from around the country, including some reactionary activists, stated they had actually concerned London to prot

Find Out More

Click to listen highlighted text!