Commissioner accused of 'cronyism' as his force stops policing fracking protests
by Frances Perraudin North of England reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#2XCB3)
North Wales' Arfon Jones, a former anti-fracking activist, had queried why his force was helping Lancashire police
The North Wales police and crime commissioner has been accused of "cronyism" after his force withdrew from policing anti-fracking protests following his intervention.
Arfon Jones, a member of Plaid Cymru and former police inspector, was an anti-fracking campaigner before being elected to the police and crime commissioner job last year.
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