The wheels of justice grind slowly, redux. Metropolitian Police have to pay 6,000 pounds in damage for wrongful arrests during the G20 protests:
At the time, protesters complained they were treated harshly because it had been a peaceful meeting. Some of the activists chanted “shame on you” at the officers during the raid which was subsequently posted on YouTube.
Ms McClure, of Leeds, and Mr Rubens, a Glasgow student, complained that they had been unlawfully arrested and held without reasonable suspicion.
They said they were made to stand in the street as officers compared the group with images of protesters that been gathered by intelligence teams.
Mr Rubens said in a witness statement to the court that he had been “very shaken up”.
In a statement, the force said: “The Metropolitan Police Service can confirm that it has settled a claim made by two people present at an address in Earl Street on 2nd April.
“We have accepted that they should not have been arrested and have agreed to pay them compensation. Any further claims will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.”