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"On Saturday morning at 5am, about 18 Just Stop Oil supporters set off to
attend the coronation. Underneath their raincoats they were wearing Just Stop
Oil T-shirts, and they carried small orange flags emblazoned with the logo and
slogan. None were carrying glue or any lock-on devices. Once in position on the
Mall, they had planned to unveil their T-shirts and wave their flags as the
royal carriage passed. A move that would have spread our demand to “Just Stop
Oil” across the globe.
One was arrested before they managed to meet up with the group. A further 13
were arrested on the Mall, before they had revealed their T-shirts and flags.
Four more supporters and an independent journalist following the group were
arrested outside Downing Street. The Met confirmed it had arrested a total of
52 people around the coronation for affray, public order offences, breach of
the peace and conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.
So while the world was looking forward to watching a 74-year-old billionaire
receive a sparkly hat, the British state was arresting people for
conspiratorially planning to reveal T-shirts and flags.
Just Stop Oil was not the only group targeted at the coronation. Supporters of
the anti-monarchy group Republic were also arrested and Animal Rising has said
that about 20 of their supporters were arrested while attending a nonviolence
training, miles away from the coronation. The group had confirmed on multiple
occasions it would not target the day’s events."
Via Kevin O'Brien.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
