Scottish police thwarted Palestinian activists' right to protest in peace

Police commission upheld three complaints by Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign over officers’ actions towards activists Police Scotland has been warned that it risked breaching the human rights of pro-Palestinian activists by interfering with their rights to peaceful protest and to privacy. The police investigations and review commissioner (PIRC), which oversees police conduct in Scotland, upheld three complaints from the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) after officers in Aberdeen visited one man at home to warn him off attending a rally, barred activists from entering a court and used an activists’ meeting to gather intelligence. Continue reading... Severin Carrell Scotland editor #politics #TheNewz #DDNews

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