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Cllr Greg Foxsmith

Opinion: 6 lessons to be learned from the G20 policing

By Cllr Greg Foxsmith | Thu 23rd April 2009 - 8:00 am

On the 16th February this year, it became illegal to take pictures of police “engaged in anti-terrorist measures” – a legal move widely seen as a prohibition on photographing the police at all, and a power that the police have already taken advantage of to the fullest extent (see, for example, this report in The Guardian).

Notwithstanding this ban, I bravely picked up my camera and set off on April 1st to the various G20 demos, to act as an observer and legal adviser if needed. I was not alone! Lib Dem MP Tom Brake was there (you can watch …

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