Sofia police are seeking a new appeal against a Supreme Court ruling that forces violated the rights of organizers of a vigil held for Sarah Everard last year.
The offer marks the second attempt by the forces to overturn the decision, after judges refused to allow him to appeal his decision earlier this month.
Scotland Yard said it was trying to challenge the case, saying it had “important points of principle about the role of the police in advising organizers before a proposed event”.
Taking place while COVID restrictions were in place, the Reclaim These Streets (RTS) campaign offered a socially distant vigil for 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who was killed by former Met officer Wayne Couzens.
However, organizers canceled the event after telling them they would be fined £ 10,000 and possibly prosecuted if it continued.
However, a spontaneous vigil and protest took place in Clapham, south London.
The group criticized the Met Police for “spending more money on taxpayers” to continue its fight.
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It reads: “Despite the Supreme Court’s fierce rejection of a hopeless application for permission to appeal, they are now trying to appeal to the Court of Appeal. Will it never end?
The four women who founded RTS, Jessica Lee, Anna Burley, Henna Shah and Jamie Klingler, say decisions taken by force before the planned vigil violate their human rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
In March, their lawsuit was upheld by Lord Judge Warby and Judge Holgate, who found that Metropolitan’s pre-event decisions were “not in accordance with the law.”
The force then asked to challenge the decision in the Court of Appeals, but the judges refused permission.
He is now asking the Court of Appeal itself to allow him to challenge the decision.
Image: The force has been heavily criticized for dealing with vigilance
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“We believe that clarity on these issues is paramount for both citizens and their right to freedom of expression, and for the police in the way they impose legal restrictions, while remaining neutral on the cause behind the event,” police said. .
“This call is not about police surveillance of the vigil itself, but about the decisions and communications with Reclaim These Streets before the planned event last March.”
He added that he continued to monitor “hundreds of protests and events in London every month” and accepted “important principles of scrutiny and challenge in this area of police”.
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