A BRIGHTON law firm said they had "nothing to do" with a poster offering advice to Kill the Bill protestors - and congratulating them following violent clashes with the police.
Kelly’s Solicitors confirmed they are not connected to the poster, which appeared after hundreds of people clashed with the authorities in Bristol.
The poster said "well done" and "nice work" to protesters who took to the street to demonstrate against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
There was also advice for demonstrators after police vans and equipment were destroyed during the protest around College Green on Sunday.
The poster said: “Don’t panic. The cops have limited resources and don’t know everything. Don’t let them isolate and scare us.
“Don’t help them gather info or evidence. Be careful about what you say online, by phone, or even around phones.
“Get rid of anything incriminating (eg clothes, maybe phone).
“If arrested or contacted by cops: NO COMMENT. There are no friendly chats with the cops."
Posters from the anarchists 😡 pic.twitter.com/PyxwPWjCus
— Andy Brown (@abline11) March 23, 2021
A phone number for the solicitors, based at St Georges Place, also appeared on the poster.
The image has been shared on Twitter by a number of right-wing accounts and the law firm has now been "inundated" with phone calls.
But at the moment the solicitors are not acting for anyone arrested following the protests.
A spokeswoman told the Argus: “We are aware of it, but we have got nothing to do with it and we don’t know how we ended up on that poster at all.
“I don’t know why we were singled out, we certainly didn’t ask to be, and we certainly don’t know anything about the poster.
“We’re not able to take cases on because we’re at capacity and that’s why we’re surprised to be contacted."
The Kill the Bill protests were initially in response to government plans to give police more powers to deal with non-violent protests through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
The scenes in Bristol on Sunday started as a peaceful protest before turning violent, with 21 officers injured as a result.
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