People have gathered across parts of Wales today to protest against the UK Government’s p olice, crime, sentencing and courts bill as well as to raise awareness of alleged police brutality.
The 'Kill The Bill' protest took place in Cardiff, Bangor and Wrexham at 2pm on Saturday, March 20.
Protesters in Cardiff and Bangor gathered at their local police stations, whereas those in Wrexham met at the office of their MP, Sarah Atherton.
The Bangor groups planned an open mic, a minute of silence to ‘honour the sisters we have lost’ then a laying of flowers in remembrance. The Wrexham groups planned a procession to lay placards at the door of their MP’s office.
The protest in Cardiff was the latest in a series of demonstrations against South Wales Police, which have been occurring since January when Cardiff resident Mohamud Hassan died after being in police custody overnight.
Since the murder of Sarah Everard, who disappeared as she walked through London earlier this month, and the response by the Met Police to a vigil held in Clapham Common on March 13, there have been three demonstrations in Cardiff, two in Wrexham and Swansea, and one in Bangor and in Newtown.
Serving Met police officer, Wayne Couzens, has been charged with her kidnap and murder.
On Monday, protesters gathered outside Cardiff Bay police station, eyewitnesses described there being around 400 people in attendance. There were also protesters with placards outside Swansea police station.
And on Wednesday p rotesters took to the streets of Cardiff over the new crime bill and death of Ms Everard.
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The new police and crime bill was passed by MPs on Tuesday. It has been labelled a "crackdown on the right to protest" and would make it illegal to inflict “serious annoyance” on a person without reasonable excuse, with up to 10 years’ jail in theory.
Police will be able to tell one-person protests to stop shouting and impose noise limits, and start and finish times on gatherings.
