UK police use anti-terrorist legislation to stop climate change activist travelling

By on October 14, 2009 in News 2

Want to go to Copenhagen to protest at the UN summit? The Orwellian state marches ahead in the UK.

From the Guardian website.

UK border police used anti-terrorist legislation to prevent a British climate change activist from crossing over into mainland Europe where he planned to take part in events surrounding the forthcoming United Nations summit in Denmark.

Chris Kitchen, a 31-year-old office worker, said he feared his treatment by police could mark the start of a clampdown on protesters, hundreds of whom are planning to travel to Copenhagen for the climate change talks in December.

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  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/PDDVWRQVUPMKRGHURIEQVNYWHQ Sean

    more reason to be very skeptical of anti terror legislation, the police will use it against anyone they possibly can and if torture is allowed in any instance by us government personal it will slowly become standard procedure for police.