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2024-03-10 12:23:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9616C7C916746DBD6A615F615B0C16F421DC314EE3E85FE385853B3254CC01A7
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Original Note:
Mr Ghorbani was assaulted whilst exercising his right to peaceful lawful protest under article 11 of the Human Rights Act. https://x.com/incmonocle/status/1766498211244409181 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/1/part/I/chapter/10 With no allegation of assault being made against him and no obvious grounds to suspect he had assaulted anyone, an arrest for assault was not lawful. https://www.gov.uk/police-powers-of-arrest-your-rights
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