A DATE for another Kill the Bill protest in Brighton has been set.
The event, which is set to take place on at 1pm on Saturday, April 3, is part of a “national weekend of action” taking place over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
Protests against the government’s Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, which criminalises protests deemed a “public nuisance”, are gathering momentum with more demonstrations planned.
Adverts shared on social media call for people to meet at The Level in Brighton to put “pressure the government to “#KillTheBill.”
Similar events will also be taking place in London, Plymouth and Bournemouth.
Some lockdown rules were eased on Monday, meaning “Covid-secure protests or picketing” are now permitted.
According to the coronavirus guidance issued by the government, protests can go ahead “where the organiser has taken the required precautions, including the completion of a risk assessment.”
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Demonstrators carried banners and placards from The Level to Brighton Police Station in John Street at 5pm, where they remained on an off for more than four hours.
They were met with a line of police officers guarding the entrance to the site.
The controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court bill looks to increase the maximum penalty for criminal damage of less than £5,000 to a memorial from three months to ten years’ imprisonment, the same maximum sentence for non-sexual child abuse.
It would also grant police additional powers to restrict protests by imposing start and finish times and setting noise limits. These limitations could be applied to a protest involving a single person.
It is these plans in particular that have sparked widespread criticism, with many claiming they represent an infringement on freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest.
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