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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sian Harrison

Court of Appeal due to rule on legal issues arising out of ‘Colston Four’ case

PA Wire

A ruling on legal issues arising out of the acquittal of four people who were prosecuted for pulling down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston during a Black Lives Matter protest – the so-called Colston Four – will be delivered by judges.

Court of Appeal judges were told at a hearing in June that the toppling of the statue was an “unacceptable way to engage in political debate”.

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