On Monday, Metropolitan Police officers forcibly removed and detained, Justin Tallis, a press photographer and NUJ member, from a Tamil protest outside the Houses of Parliament.
I saw officers violently remove Justin and take him to a police van near Westminster Bridge. Justin was later released from the van after the intervention of photographers and journalists on the ground and with the help of Jeremy Dear, NUJ general secretary via phone.
I called Jeremy Dear on my mobile and encouraged a senior police officer to talk to him who was standing outside the police van.
After being released from police custody Justin needed medic attention and he got this from London ambulance service paramedics.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.05.09. Tamil protesters occupy a road outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday 11 May 2009 in London, England. Protesters were forcibly removed by police and pushed back on to Parliament Square. Tamil protesters had congregated to highlight the bombings of Tamil civilians by Sri Lanka government forces in the last 24 hours. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.05.09. Tamil protesters occupy a road outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday 11 May 2009 in London, England. Protesters were forcibly removed by police and pushed back on to Parliament Square. Tamil protesters had congregated to highlight the bombings of Tamil civilians by Sri Lanka government forces in the last 24 hours. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 06.12.08. A young boy gives out leaflets on an environmental protest in London, England on Saturday 6th December 2008 as UN Climate talks take place in Poznan, Poland. The London protest was part of an international day of protest and an appeal to the UK government to take political action to tackle climate change. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2008.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 02.03.08. A CCTV camera in Parliament Square with Big Ben in the background on Saturday 1st March 2008 as anti-SOCPA campaigners called for the repeal of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA) which bans spontaneous protests in a designated area up to 1 km around Parliament. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2008.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 27.10.07. Custody death protesters march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square via Downing Street on Saturday 27th October 2007. Members of United Families and Friends congregated to demand justice for those who have been killed in police custody, prisons and mental health institutions. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
Yesterday I covered the annual custody death protest here in London.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 28.10.06. Custody death protesters march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square via Downing Street on Saturday 28th October 2006. Members of United Families and Friends congregatedto demand justice for those who have been killed in police custody, prisons and mental health institutions. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2006.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 08.10.07. Former Labour MP and cabinet minister Tony Benn stands along side peace protestor Brian Haw during an anti-war rally in Trafalgar Square on October 8, 2007 in London, England. Anti-war protesters marched down Whitehall to Parliament Square, despite being told by police the protest was illegal. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 30.09.07: Pro democracy vigil in Parliament Square on September 30, 2007 in London, England. Burmese supporters congregated to protest the military dictatorship in Burma, and show support for demonstrations Burma. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
