Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts

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Source: theguardian.com
Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts

Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be used

The Metropolitan police have been using powers they no longer have to crack down on pro-Palestine protests, according to legal experts.

Based on evidence obtained by the Guardian and Liberty Investigates, legal experts said officers had imposed restrictions on at least two protests based on their “cumulative disruption” since their power to do so was quashed by the court of appeal in May.

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