My union, the National Union of Journalists, may take legal action against cops.
From the Guardian
From the Guardian
Roy Mincoff, the NUJ's senior legal officer, is spearheading the NUJ's preparation of G20-related cases and will be contacting the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Home Office minister, Vernon Coaker.
Union members that attended the G20 protests in the City of London on 1 April and 2 April complained to the NUJ about alleged assaults by officers, the use of cordons and police refusing to release journalists from areas in which demonstrators were contained for several hours, known as "kettling".
"We may take legal action in relation to the assaults, we may similarly do that in relation to the kettling," Mincoff said.
You might also be interested in my blog post on the police tactics - http://donnachadelong.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/did-the-cops-try-to-cause-a-riot-at-g20/
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