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UK: Successful court case against kettling of protesters

"A legal observer who was kettled during a demonstration against government cuts has won a high court declaration that police acted unlawfully when they filmed her and made her hand over personal information before she
"A legal observer who was kettled during a demonstration against government cuts has won a high court declaration that police acted unlawfully when they filmed her and made her hand over personal information before she
“A legal observer who was kettled during a demonstration against government cuts has won a high court declaration that police acted unlawfully when they filmed her and made her hand over personal information before she was released.” See: Police acted unlawfully after kettling cuts protesters, high court rules – Legal observer was filmed and made to hand over personal information as condition of release from containment in 2011 (Guardian, link)