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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Police admit arrest of anti-monarchy heckler in Oxford was unlawful

Symon Hill was arrested after calling out ‘Who elected him?’ during the proclamation ceremony.
Symon Hill was arrested after calling out ‘Who elected him?’ during the proclamation ceremony. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Police have admitted acting unlawfully in arresting a trainee Baptist minister who called out “Who elected him?” at a local proclamation of the accession of King Charles III.

After a two-and-a-half-year battle, Symon Hill, 47, has been paid £2,500 in compensation from Thames Valley police over his arrest in September 2022.

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