“Police should respect press freedom” – Olly Zanetti, The Guardian.
“Photographers complain about police obstruction” – Kate Day, blogs.telegraph.co.uk
“Photographers take action against the Met” – National Union of Journalists
Today my solicitor served papers on the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis. Due to legal reasons I can not say anything about the case but the links above and below should give you all the information and background you need.
Past blog posts:
“Police to investigate Greek embassy incident” – blog.marcvallee.co.uk
“Video: Journalists obstructed at Greek Embassy protest” – blog.marcvallee.co.uk
“Can I have my lens hood back officer?” – blog.marcvallee.co.uk
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I don’t disagree however, we need to see what the police officer has to say about the incident. The pictures shows an officer removing a camera. If the journalist was aggressive or trespassing a specific area I would assume that he had every right to do so. It’s not the first time there is a journalist complaining about a police officer as there is not the first time we see an aggressive officer, no more no less
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