This afternoon Paul Lewis has an interesting update to a story I wrote about in April: "Abuse of police powers is unexceptional". You may remember Gemma Atkinson, who was detained for filming a police search of her boyfriend – today her lawyers have launched a high court challenge against the police.
According to Lewis, Atkinson's solicitors, Bhatt Murphy, believe faulty guidance to officers about how counter-terrorism laws apply to photography in public places may have contributed to the 27-year-old filmmaker's treatment.
I am still interested in hearing of more cases along these lines – they represent an important part of the battle to make the police understand and respect our rights.
So good luck to Atkinson – this kind of legal challenge is essential.
