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UK: South Yorkshire Police Report on the policing of the Climate Change protest by Kent Police - criticises "counterproductive" policing tactics

01 July 2009

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Strategic Review: Operation Oasis (Camp for Climate Change)

Kingsnorth Power Station, Kent (pdf).

Kingsnorth protests report criticises 'counterproductive' policing tactics (Guardian, link) Official review says orders were not communicated properly, leading to indiscriminate use of stop and search on activists.

See also: Police at Kingsnorth: hiding badges, searching kids, blasting music and suffering bee stings - Catalogue of complaints over tactics used against both protesters and media (Guardian, link)

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