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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dave Hill

G20 policing: first IPCC case report

From The Guardian:

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) today called for an immediate change to police tactics after investigating the case of a woman who suffered bruises and heavy bleeding after being pushed backwards by officers using riot shields at the G20 protests...

It said the unnamed 23-year-old woman had not been allowed to leave the climate camp protest for around four hours despite her injuries, and had been through "a frightening experience over which she had little or no control".

Full story here plus BBC coverage here.

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