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Head of UK’s leading anti-monarchy group arrested at coronation protest

Republic’s Graham Smith held at protest on King Charles III’s procession route in central London

Daniel Boffey Chief reporter, Sat 6 May 2023 08.31 BST

The head of the UK’s leading republican movement has been arrested at an anti-monarchist protest on King Charles III’s procession route.

Graham Smith had been collecting drinks and placards for demonstrators at Trafalgar Square when he was detained by police on the Strand in central London.

It is understood Smith was detained after bringing a megaphone to the demonstration. The Met police had tweeted earlier this week that they would have a “low tolerance” of those seeking to “undermine” the day.

Harry Stratton, a director at Republic, who arrived as Smith and the others were detained, said: “They were collecting the placards and bringing them over when the police stopped them.

“The guys asked why and they were told: we will tell you that once we have searched the vehicle. That’s when they arrested the six organisers. We asked on what grounds they had been arrested but they wouldn’t say. It is a surprise as we had had a number of meetings with the police. They had been making all the right noises”.

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A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action suit brought on behalf of racialized people who were stopped while behind the wheel by police without reason to suspect an offence. Justice Catherine Piché authorized the lawsuit in a ruling rendered last month, which targets police in eight defendant cities and the Quebec attorney general, which represents the provincial police. The list of defendants covers police patrolling much of the province, including its largest cities — Montreal and surrounding suburbs, Gatineau and Quebec City.

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"A jury, which appeared to be all white, took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges after a nine-day trial in state court in Memphis. After the jury’s verdict was read, the defendants hugged their lawyers as relatives of the former officers cried. One relative yelled, “Thank you, Jesus!”

The three defendants still face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year, though they were acquitted of the most serious charges then, too.

Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, fled a traffic stop after he was yanked out of his car, pepper-sprayed and hit with a Taser. Five officers who are also Black caught up with him and punched, kicked and hit Nichols with a police baton, struggling to handcuff him as he called out for his mother just steps from his home. Nichols died Jan. 10, 2023, three days after the beating."

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Cities are Democrat. Democrats are proud of this.

Blacks are Democrat. Democrats are proud of this.

Homosexuals are Democrat. Democrats are proud of this.

Democrat cities fill prisons with black homosexual Democrats and homosexual Democrat guards watch them on the toilet. Democrats are outraged at this and blame Republicans.

Republicans take blame for what they did not do. Republicans are proud of this.

Republicans suggest not giving taxes to cities which give sanctuary to criminals. Democrats are outraged at this.

Democrats blame crime on the poor, and racist government policies.

But the poor and the government employees who make policy are Democrat. Democrats are proud of this.

Democrats suggest fixing the crime problem by stealing more money, and murdering black babies. Republicans are outraged at this.

Democrats are outraged at this Republican outrage and suggest Republicans be arrested for being outraged. Republicans are outraged at this and suggest Democrat employees arrest more Democrats for being outraged.