THE Metropolitan Police Federation came under fire today after calling on the government to censor videos of officers circulated online.
Ken Marsh, the leader of the London police union, which represents more than 30,000 officers, said it was time to end “trial by social media.”
He was responding to the police watchdog’s verdict on a complaint about footage of a stop-and-search incident last year that went viral.
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East
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