Extinction Rebellion is challenging the police’s blanket ban on their protests in the High Court.
The Metropolitan Police used section 14 of the Public Order Act to prohibit assemblies of more than two people associated with Extinction Rebellion.
Lawyers for the groups said that this ban was unlawful, the police overstepped their powers and warned that the ban could lead to criminalising environmental protests in London.
The Police said that the ban, which is no longer in place, was lawful.
Initially, police limited protesters’ demonstrations to Trafalgar Square. The force extended this to a blanket ban after “continued breaches” of the original restrictions.
Extinction Rebellion lawyers have argued that the ban constitutes a violation of section 11 of the Human Rights Act, which grants the right to freedom of assembly.
They added that the blanket ban was not specific enough.
They argued that the movement was composed of various decentralised assemblies, but the ban targeted the demonstrations as if they were one unified protest.
Thus, one invocation of Order 14 could not have included the entire movement.
Police are legally able to curtail this right if officers believe that protests cause “serious disruption to the life of the community.”
The protests, which ran from the 7 October for 10 days, aimed to cause “maximum disruption” in various parts of London. Protesters shut down areas around parliament, the Bank of England, and tube stations.
The question being debated in court today is whether the police’s ban was proportional to the disorder caused by the protests.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, who was in charge of policing the demonstrations, said that the Metropolitan Police’s decision was “entirely lawful” and “entirely proportionate”.
Extinction Rebellion described the ban as a “disproportionate and unprecedented attempt to curtail peaceful protest”.
Those bringing the suit include Green Party members Baroness Jenny Jones and Caroline Lucas MP. The case is being heard by Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr. Justice Chamberlain.
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Extinction Rebellion is challenging the police’s blanket ban on their protests in the High Court today.
The Met used section 14 of the Public Order Act to prohibit assemblies of more than two people associated with XR.
Lawyers for XR say that this ban was unlawful and that the police overstepped their powers, warning that the ban could lead to criminalising environmental protest in London.
The Met says that the ban, which is no longer in place, was lawful. Initially, police limited protesters’ demonstrations to Trafalgar Square. The force extended this to a blanket ban after “continued breaches” of the original restrictions.
XR Lawyers have argued that the ban constitutes a violation of section 11 of the Human Rights Act, which grants the right to freedom of assembly.
Police are legally able to curtail this right if officers believe that protests cause “serious disruption to the life of the community.”
The protests, which ran from the 7th until the 17th of October, aimed to cause “maximum disruption” in various parts of London. Protesters shut down areas around parliament, the Bank of England, and tube stations.
The question being debated in court today is whether the police’s ban was proportional to the disorder caused by the protests.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, who was in charge of policing the demonstrations, said the Met’s decision was “entirely lawful” and “entirely proportionate”.
Extinction Rebellion described the ban as a “disproportionate and unprecedented attempt to curtail peaceful protest”.
XR Lawyers argue that the blanket ban was not specific enough. They say that the movement was composed of various decentralised assemblies, but that the ban targeted the demonstrations as if they were one unified protest.
Because XR was made up of multiple assemblies, lawyers argue, one invocation of Order 14 could not have included the entire movement.
Those bringing the suit include Green Party members Baroness Jenny Jones and Caroline Lucas MP. The case is being heard by Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr. Justice Chamberlain.
Extinction Rebellion is challenging the police’s blanket ban on their protests in the High Court.
The Metropolitan Police used section 14 of the Public Order Act to prohibit assemblies of more than two people associated with Extinction Rebellion.
Lawyers for the groups said that this ban was unlawful, the police overstepped their powers and warned that the ban could lead to criminalising environmental protests in London.
The Police said that the ban, which is no longer in place, was lawful.
Initially, police limited protesters’ demonstrations to Trafalgar Square. The force extended this to a blanket ban after “continued breaches” of the original restrictions.
Extinction Rebellion lawyers have argued that the ban constitutes a violation of section 11 of the Human Rights Act, which grants the right to freedom of assembly.
They added that the blanket ban was not specific enough.
They argued that the movement was composed of various decentralised assemblies, but the ban targeted the demonstrations as if they were one unified protest.
Thus, one invocation of Order 14 could not have included the entire movement.
Police are legally able to curtail this right if officers believe that protests cause “serious disruption to the life of the community.”
The protests, which ran from the 7 October for 10 days, aimed to cause “maximum disruption” in various parts of London. Protesters shut down areas around parliament, the Bank of England, and tube stations.
The question being debated in court today is whether the police’s ban was proportional to the disorder caused by the protests.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, who was in charge of policing the demonstrations, said that the Metropolitan Police’s decision was “entirely lawful” and “entirely proportionate”.
Extinction Rebellion described the ban as a “disproportionate and unprecedented attempt to curtail peaceful protest”.
Those bringing the suit include Green Party members Baroness Jenny Jones and Caroline Lucas MP. The case is being heard by Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr. Justice Chamberlain.
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