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Kurdish Solidarity Network campaigners block the road outside the Turkish embassy in London at a 2019 protest against the construction of the Ilisu Dam in 2019
by Bethany Rielly
At Southwark Crown Court
A MAN charged 18 months ago for giving a police officer a “little push” at a pro-Kurdish protest outside the Turkish embassy was found not guilty of assault today.
Following the decision at Southwark Crown Court, campaigners told the Morning Star that it was “ridiculous” that the “minor” incident had continued to a criminal trial, especially given the current pressures on the court system and health risks posed by the pandemic.
The case centres on an incident during a protest outside the embassy in Belgravia on June 7, 2019.
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