Police Chiefs Lie Amidst Public Jeers

User 'anonymous' did: report at Fri Aug 21 23:27:28 +0000 2009.

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true   'Senior <a href="http://ianbone.wordpress.com/standard-home/related-11000-articles-reviews/Metropolitan+Police+Authority/related.do" title="More on Metropolitan Police Authority...">Scotland Yard</a> officers today defended the policing of the G20 protests, amid angry scenes at City Hall. About 30 protesters heckled two senior officers at a session of the Metropolitan Police Authority this morning. At one point <a href="http://ianbone.wordpress.com/standard-home/related-2285-articles-reviews/Boris+Johnson/related.do" title="More on Boris Johnson...">Mayor Boris Johnson</a>, who chairs the authority, threatened to suspend the meeting if the disorder continued. Police also faced criticism from MPA members over the police tactic of kettling and claims of violence by officers in clearing the Climate Camp protest. Acting deputy commissioner Kim Godwin and temporary assistant commissioner Chris Allison attended the meeting to defend the operations of police during the G20 summit. Both officers were repeatedly heckled as they attempted to explain the Met’s tactics. <a href="http://ianbone.wordpress.com/standard-home/related-36051-articles-reviews/Paul+Stephenson/related.do" title="More on Paul Stephenson...">Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson</a> could not attend because he is recovering from an appendicitis operation. There was fury from some onlookers when Mr Allison said the decision to put a containment around, or “kettle”, the crowd was made after police came under fire from “coins and flares”. His comments were met with shouts of “liar”.' see full report- source- http://ianbone.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/met-police-chiefs-heckled-and-jeered/

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Met Police Chiefs Heckled and Jeered - Sir Paul Stephenson LIES to the public

Police Chiefs Lie Amidst Public Jeers

2009-08-21T23:27:28+00:00