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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ted Hennessey

Hertfordshire Police admit arresting journalist at oil protest was unnecessary

PA Media

A police force has admitted the arrest of a journalist who was handcuffed and held in custody for five hours after covering an environmental protest was unnecessary.

Charlotte Lynch, of LBC, told of her “terrifying” five hours in a police cell, a day after documentary maker Rich Felgate and photographer Tom Bowles were arrested for reporting on the activists on the M25 in Hertfordshire.

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