Kill the Bill Protests: More Than 100 Arrested In London

Kill the Bill Protestants, over 100 of the people that protested were apprehended at the protest in central London on Saturday, according to the Met Police.

107 people were arrested for various offenses that range from ‘breach of peace, ‘violent disorder,’ ‘assault on police,’ and ‘breaches of Covid legislation.’

Amidst the arrest, one woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon due to the discovery of a knife.

The Met police explained that most protesters adhere to the social distancing measures and vacate the protest ground without any violation.

According to the Commander who directed the policing operation, Ade Adelekan, most people worked with and listened to police officers.

Numerous hundreds of people have been involved in the Kill the Bill rally. The Rally involves a massive walk with protesters chanting the protest’s main notion, ‘KILL THE BILL.’

“However, as the afternoon wore on, it became clear that a small number of people were intent on remaining to disrupt law-abiding Londoners,” he announced.

“Despite repeated instructions from officers to leave, they did not, and, amid increasing levels of disorder, arrests were made.

“We should not allow the behavior of a few individuals who attend these events to commit criminal acts to taint the good behavior of the majority who attended yesterday.”

The central notion that led to the protests is the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is ignited at reinforcing the Police Force in England and Wales. More authority to inflict more conditions on non-violent protests, which encompasses those considered too noisy or just a nuisance.

Police and Ministers have voiced their support to the proposals, with their central argument that ‘they were needed to tackle demonstrations such as the ones by Extinction Rebellion in 2019 where mass occupations of roads and bridges in London and elsewhere stretched police rescued to the limit’.

Jeremy Corbyn, Former Labour leader, who speaks to a crowd in London’s Parliament square before moving on with the protest, said the bill was a “very dangerous, slippery slope.”

The Protests were also held in other places aside from London, for example, Weymouth, Newcastle, Birmingham, Bournemouth, and Liverpool, and other areas.

Kill the Bill protest in Bristol was attended by about 1,500 people, and seven arrests were made.