UK court rules that extension of UK police powers to intervene in protests is unlawful
Time:2024-05-22 10:23:40 Source:styleViews(143)
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court ruled Tuesday that new regulations that gave U.K. police more powers to intervene in protests are unlawful.
Civil liberties campaign group Liberty brought legal action against the British government over a law passed last year that lowered the threshold for what is considered “serious disruption” to community life caused by a protest.
The 2023 Public Order Act broadened the definition of “serious disruption” from “significant” and “prolonged” disturbance to individuals or an organization to “more than minor.”
Authorities introduced the changes by a process called statutory instrument, which faces less scrutiny, after Parliament rejected them earlier. The measures targeted environmental activists who have staged disruptive protests in recent years on busy highways and roads in the U.K. and beyond to raise awareness about the urgency of climate change.
Previous:PHOTOS: At the Pet Gala, fashion goes to the dogs
Next:Tigers starter Olson leaves game against Royals after being struck by line drive
You may also like
- Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul
- Knicks top Nets 111
- Heim homers with 4 RBIs as Rangers win 12
- He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote
- Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream as Trump allies fill Congress, report shows
- Congressman Don Beyer went back to college to learn AI
- Matias Maccelli scores in OT as Coyotes beat Oilers 3
- Heat never trail on the way to a 125
- Police break up pro