Sheffield tree protesters win wrongful arrest payout
by Poppy Noor from Environment | The Guardian on (#48EB8)
Seven protesters arrested between November 2016 and February 2017 win 24,300 from South Yorkshire police
Campaigners who were wrongfully detained while protesting against tree felling in Sheffield have been given a 24,300 payout by South Yorkshire police.
The seven protesters were arrested between November 2016 and February 2017 and detained for up to nine hours under an obscure trade union law that was incorrectly used, the police watchdog found last year.
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