Not illegal for Gaza protesters to climb on war memorial, says Met chief
by Vikram Dodd and Rajeev Syal from World news | The Guardian on (#6GE41)
Home secretary says demonstration at Royal Artillery Memorial deeply disrespectful' and he is looking at giving police new powers
The actions of pro-Palestinian protesters who climbed on to a war memorial were inflammatory" but not illegal, the Metropolitan police commissioner said on Thursday, as the government said it would consider giving police new powers to prevent offensive" demonstrations.
Video footage appears to show at least two pro-Palestinian protesters clambering on the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, central London, on Wednesday evening, timed to coincide with a vote on calls for a ceasefire in Gaza in the Commons.
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